Boy, 7, found alive week after parents abandoned him in woods

A seven-year-old boy who was abandoned by his parents in a forest in Japan has been found safe after six days.

Yamato Tanooka, who had been missing since Saturday, was discovered in a military hut by a soldier. The boy devoured two rice balls the soldier gave him, but did not shed a tear, the military said.

He looked tired, but was ‘genki’ — a Japanese word describing healthy children.