Boy Dies after Becoming Trapped in Escalator in Hokkaido
Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator 
Tokyo, Dec. 29 (Jiji Press)--A 5-year-old boy died after becoming trapped in an escalator at a ski resort in Otaru in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, according to local police. Around 10 a.m. on Sunday, the boy's mother called for an ambulance reporting the accident. According to the Hokkaido prefectural police department, the escalator where the accident occurred is located...
