“Seven-year-old Yamato Tanooka was found in a military training base near Shikabe in Hokkaido, just a few kilometres from where he was left. His parents initially said he had got lost, but eventually admitted briefly abandoning him for being naughty.” From the BBC: Japanese missing boy Yamato Tanooka found alive in Hokkaido. Wow. My kids accuse me of abuse if I try to limit their iPad time…

+ And some background material that begins with a highly accurate lede: “It was a bizarre story from the outset.” (Seriously, these could be the most relieved parents in history.)