Japanese boy left in forest cried so much he went wrong way

The seven-year-old Japanese boy abandoned in a forest by his parents for being naughty meant to follow his parents’ car, but was crying so hard he went the wrong way, a newspaper said.

Because the woods were “scary”, Yamato Tanooka kept walking along the road, even after the sun set, arriving at a military base. There, he found an unlocked building.

The massive search for Yamato, who had been throwing stones at cars, kept Japan riveted for a week, until his discovery.