Body Found in Nantan City as Police Probe Missing Kyoto Boy Case

[2026-04-16] Japanese investigators say the stepfather of an 11-year-old boy whose body was found in woodland in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, has told them there is "no doubt" he killed the child. Police had earlier arrested the boy's father on suspicion of abandoning the body after it was discovered during a search linked to a missing person case. The case has shocked local residents and prompted detailed forensic work to confirm the cause and timing of the boy's death.