Newborn baby girl found in Tokyo garbage disposal container

A newborn baby girl was found in a garbage disposal container in Kita-Otsuka, Toshima Ward, on Tuesday morning. Police said they received an anonymous call at 7:30 a.m., saying that a baby's cries could be heard coming from the garbage container outside a condominium.

When police arrived at the condo, they found the infant, still with its umbilical cord attached, inside a large paper bag. She was taken to hospital where doctors said she was unharmed. The child was born five days ago, doctors said.