Boy abandoned after misbehaving found unharmed

A Japanese boy abandoned in a dense forest by his parents was found alive and unharmed on Friday, nearly a week after his disappearance set off a massive search that kept the nation riveted.

Seven-year-old Yamato Tanooka was discovered in a building on a Japanese military base around 4 kilometers from where he disappeared on May 28 after his parents left him by the side of a road, reportedly as discipline for throwing stones at cars.

"One of our soldiers was preparing for drills this morning and opened the door of a building on the base, and there he was," a member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces told NHK national television.