Japan Coast Guard Finds Body of Dead Male Suspected From North Korea

Japan Coast Guard Finds Body of Dead Male Suspected From North Korea
The map shows the sea of Japan, with Sado Island marked with a red pin. Screenshot GoogleMaps
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TOKYO—Japan’s Coast Guard found the body of a male and parts of a wooden boat suspected to be from North Korea on the coast of one of Japan’s outlying islands on Saturday, an official said.

The Coast Guard made the discovery around 6:30 a.m. local time on Saturday on Sado island, which is off the coast of Japan’s northwestern prefecture of Niigata, a coast guard official said, declining to give his name.