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Japanese boy leaves hospital after forest ordeal

by Harumi OZAWA Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A seven-year-old boy who survived for nearly a week after being abandoned by his parents in a forest left hospital on Tuesday, capping a 10-day drama that captivated Japan and sparked a national conversation about child discipline. Wearing a black baseball cap, Yamato Tanooka stopped to smile and wave to a throng of journalists and onlookers as he emerged from Hakodate Municipal Hospital on the northern […]