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Chiba – A body found recently in a river in Chiba Prefecture has been confirmed as that of a 7-year-old girl who went missing in late September, investigative sources said Thursday.

The body was identified using DNA analysis as that of Saya Minami, a first grader from the city of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture.

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