Police Find Child’s Shoe During Search for Missing Boy in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture
Police officers holding shovels and other implements move around a wooded area in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, on Thursday.
18:35 JST, April 12, 2026
A shoe believed to belong to a child was found Sunday in a mountainous area in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, where a search is ongoing for a sixth-grade elementary school student, police sources have revealed.
On Sunday, police were searching a mountainous area between the missing boy’s home and school.
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The police are investigating its connection to the case.
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