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TOKYO (AFP) - A nine-year-old Japanese boy drove a car alone for three kilometres (two miles) to see his grandmother, saying he was confident at the wheel after playing video games, police said Friday.
"I learned from playing video games at arcades and watching my father drive," the boy said, as quoted by a police spokesman in central Japan.
He took his family's car from his house in the city of Ogaki earlier this week, and headed for his grandmother's home, 15 kilometres (nine miles) away.
As the boy was driving, police received a call from a passer-by who said he had seen an vehicle that appeared to have no driver moving down the street.
Police found the car in the parking lot of a convenience store, where the boy was asking a store clerk for directions.
The car was nicely backed into the parking space, according to the police spokesman.
"I am sorry, I just wanted to go to my grandmother's house," the boy was quoted as saying when a police officer found him.
The boy was able to take the car as it had been parked outside of his house with the key left in the ignition.
The boy's parents did not notice his absence as the incident took place early on Monday, a public holiday.
"The boy is interested in driving because of video games. He drove the car out of his adventurous mind," the spokesman said, adding the police told his parents to keep a closer eye on him.
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