4 bodies found on northern Japan coast near suspected N. Korean boats

The bodies of another four men were found recently on the Sea of Japan coast, police said Thursday, the latest in a series of cases in which bodies apparently from North Korean boats have washed ashore in northern Japan.A local resident called police after discovering one of the bodies washed ashore in the city of Oga in Akita Prefecture around 8:50 a.m. on Thursday. The police found a second body about 300 meters away at around 10:30 a.m. The heads of the bodies had been reduced to skulls, the police said.They also found a wooden boat washed ashore in the neighboring town of Mitane, severa…READ FULL ARTICLE