For a Tokyo man, being told by friends and neighbors that he looked nothing like his parents was a source of pain growing up, and his own suspicions that he might not be his parents' biological son proved to be true many years later.

The man, who did not wish to be identified for this story, discovered recently that it was likely he was switched at birth five decades ago at a Tokyo hospital. And now that he is seeking out his biological parents, the hospital is refusing to help.

"I want to know who I am, and what my real parents are like. That's all I want," the man said. "I can't get my life back anymore, but at least I want to see my real parents."