During a search for a missing boy, Kyoto prefectural police on Monday found a body that may be that of a child in the mountains in the city of Nantan.
The prefectural police will conduct an autopsy to confirm the identity of the body and the cause of death.
Yuki Adachi, 11, a student at a local public elementary school, has been missing since March 23.
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