7-year-old Japanese boy found after going missing for 6 days

7-year-old Japanese boy found after going missing for 6 days

Reporters gather outside the Hakodate Municipal Hospital on the Japanese northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 4, 2016, the day after Yamato Tanooka, a 7-year-old boy who had gone missing for six days in mountain forests, was hospitalized there after being found safe. Yamato was left in forests alone by his parents as punishment for misbehaving. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing 7-year-old boy found in SDF facility in forest after 6 days

Missing 7-year-old boy found in SDF facility in forest after 6 days

Photo taken June 3, 2016, shows a water tap in front of a Self-Defense Forces shelter in the Hokkaido town of Shikabe, where a 7-year-old boy, who was missing for six days in mountain forests, was found alive. There was no food at the shelter and Yamato Tanooka survived by drinking water. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Photo taken June 3, 2016, from a Kyodo News airplane shows a shelter (R) in an exercise area of the Ground Self-Defense Force in the northern Japan town of Shikabe, at which Yamato Tanooka, 7, was found safe six days after being left behind by his parents as punishment for misbehaving. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Photo taken June 3, 2016, from a Kyodo News airplane shows an exercise area of the Ground Self-Defense Force (foreground) in the northern Japan town of Shikabe, at which Yamato Tanooka, 7, was found safe six days after being left behind by his parents as punishment for misbehaving. The boy was left in the forest seen in the top of the photo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Photo taken June 3, 2016, from a Kyodo News airplane shows a shelter in an exercise area of the Ground Self-Defense Force in the northern Japan town of Shikabe, at which Yamato Tanooka, 7, was found safe six days after being left behind by his parents as punishment for misbehaving. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Photo taken June 3, 2016, shows a shelter in an exercise area of the Ground Self-Defense Force in the northern Japan town of Shikabe, at which Yamato Tanooka, 7, was found safe six days after being left behind by his parents as punishment for misbehaving. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Photo taken June 3, 2016, shows a shelter in an exercise area of the Ground Self-Defense Force in the northern Japan town of Shikabe, at which Yamato Tanooka, 7, was found safe six days after being left behind by his parents as punishment for misbehaving. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Photo shows a mattress on the floor of a shelter in an exercise area of the Ground Self-Defense Force in the northern Japan town of Shikabe, at which Yamato Tanooka, 7, was found safe on June 3, 2016, after being left behind by his parents in mountain forests on May 28 as punishment for misbehaving. The boy is believed to have slept on the mattress. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Photo taken June 3, 2016, shows a Ground Self-Defense Force exercise area in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, where Yamato Tanooka, 7, was found safe after being left behind by his parents in mountain forests on May 28 as punishment for misbehaving. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Reporters gather in front of Hakodate Municipal Hospital in the northern Japan city of Hakodate on June 3, 2016, where Yamato Tanooka, 7, was being brought after being found safe in mountain forests where he had been left behind by his parents as punishment for misbehaving. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Search party members involved in looking for a 7-year-old boy, who was left behind by his parents in mountain forests in northern Japan as punishment for misbehaving, welcome a report in the town of Nanae on June 3, 2016, that he was found. Yamato Tanooka had gone missing since May 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Search party members involved in looking for a 7-year-old boy, who was left behind by his parents in mountain forests in northern Japan as punishment for misbehaving, welcome a report in the town of Nanae on June 3, 2016, that he was found. Yamato Tanooka had gone missing since May 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

7-year-old boy missing after left behind by parents as punishment

7-year-old boy missing after left behind by parents as punishment

People ride horses in the town of Nanae on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on May 30, 2016, searching for a 7-year-old boy who went missing two days earlier. According to the police, the parents of Yamato Tanooka dropped him off from their car and left him alone for five minutes on a forest path in the town as punishment for misbehavior. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

7-year-old boy missing after left behind by parents as punishment

7-year-old boy missing after left behind by parents as punishment

A police helicopter flies over a mountain in the town of Nanae on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on May 30, 2016, searching for a 7-year-old boy who went missing two days earlier. According to the police, the parents of Yamato Tanooka dropped him off from their car and left him alone for five minutes on a forest path in the town as punishment for misbehavior. Photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Yamato Tanooka, a Japanese boy who miraculously survived six days alone in a mountain forest, leaves hospital in the Hokkaido city of Hakodate on June 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Yamato Tanooka, a Japanese boy who miraculously survived six days alone in a mountain forest, leaves hospital in the Hokkaido city of Hakodate on June 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Yamato Tanooka, a 7-year-old Japanese boy who miraculously survived six days alone in a mountain forest, meets with reporters as he leaves hospital in the city of Hakodate on June 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Yamato Tanooka (C), a 7-year-old Japanese boy who miraculously survived six days alone in a mountain forest, meets with reporters as he leaves hospital in the city of Hakodate on June 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Yamato Tanooka, a 7-year-old Japanese boy who miraculously survived six days alone in a mountain forest, leaves hospital in the Hokkaido city of Hakodate on June 7, 2016, with his parents making a deep bow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Yamato Tanooka, a Japanese boy who miraculously survived six days alone in a mountain forest, leaves hospital in the Hokkaido city of Hakodate on June 7, 2016, accompanied by his father Takayuki (R). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Yamato Tanooka, a 7-year-old Japanese boy who miraculously survived six days alone in a mountain forest, leaves hospital in the Hokkaido city of Hakodate on June 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Japanese boy who survived alone in forest leaves hospital

Yamato Tanooka, a Japanese boy who miraculously survived six days alone in a mountain forest, leaves hospital in the Hokkaido city of Hakodate on June 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Boy missing for 6 days lost sense of direction after sobbing

Boy missing for 6 days lost sense of direction after sobbing

Takayuki Tanooka, 44, meets the press in Hakodate, northern Japan, on June 5, 2016, to talk about his 7-year-old son Yamato who was found safe after going missing for six days in a mountain forest. Yamato was left alone there by his father as punishment for misbehaving. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Boy missing for 6 days lost sense of direction after sobbing

Boy missing for 6 days lost sense of direction after sobbing

Takayuki Tanooka, 44, meets the press in Hakodate, northern Japan, on June 5, 2016, to talk about his 7-year-old son Yamato who was found safe after going missing for six days in a mountain forest. Yamato was left alone there by his father as punishment for misbehaving. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found alive after 6 days

Missing boy found alive after 6 days

Takayuki Tanooka (R) meets with reporters on June 3, 2016, in the northern Japan city of Hakodate, after his 7-year-old son Yamato was found safe after being left behind in mountain forests on May 28 as punishment for misbehaving. The 44-year-old father apologized for trouble he caused. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Photo taken June 3, 2016, from a Kyodo News airplane shows an exercise area of the Ground Self-Defense Force (foreground) in the northern Japan town of Shikabe. Yamato Tanooka, 7, was found safe at the facility marked by an arrow six days after being left behind by his parents as punishment for misbehaving. The boy was left in the forest seen in the top of the photo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found alive after 6 days

Missing boy found alive after 6 days

Takayuki Tanooka meets with reporters on June 3, 2016, in the northern Japan city of Hakodate, after his 7-year-old son Yamato was found safe after being left behind in mountain forests on May 28 as punishment for misbehaving. The 44-year-old father apologized for trouble he caused. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found alive after 6 days

Missing boy found alive after 6 days

Takayuki Tanooka (R) meets with reporters on June 3, 2016, in the northern Japan city of Hakodate, after his 7-year-old son Yamato was found safe after being left behind in mountain forests on May 28 as punishment for misbehaving. The 44-year-old father apologized for trouble he caused. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found alive after 6 days

Missing boy found alive after 6 days

Takayuki Tanooka meets with reporters on June 3, 2016, in the northern Japan city of Hakodate, after his 7-year-old son Yamato was found safe after being left behind in mountain forests on May 28 as punishment for misbehaving. The 44-year-old father apologized for trouble he caused. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Missing boy found in northern Japan

Doctors from Hakodate Municipal Hospital in the northern Japan city of Hakodate attend a press conference on June 3, 2016, to comment on Yamato Tanooka, 7, who was admitted there after being found safe. He was left behind in mountain forests on May 28 by his parents as punishment for misbehaving. The doctors said while the boy sustained minor injuries and dehydration, his life is not in danger. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Missing boy found alive after 6 days

Missing boy found alive after 6 days

Takayuki Tanooka meets with reporters on June 3, 2016, in the northern Japan city of Hakodate, after his 7-year-old son Yamato was found safe after being left behind in mountain forests on May 28 as punishment for misbehaving. The 44-year-old father apologized for trouble he caused. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo