Rescue teams search for boy abandoned in woods two days ago as punishment by parents

A seven-year-old boy is missing in a Japanese forest after his parents reportedly made him get out of the car as punishment.

Rescue teams search for boy abandoned in woods two days ago as punishment by parents

A seven-year-old boy is missing in a forest in northern Japan after his parents reportedly made him get out of the car as punishment.

About 150 rescue workers have resumed a search of a wooded area on Hokkaido, the northern-most of Japan's four main islands.

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