Japanese police recovered seven bodies from a wooden boat that likely came from North Korea, adding to a fast-rising toll from that country’s primitive fishing vessels.
TOKYO—Japanese police said Tuesday they recovered seven bodies from a wooden boat that likely came from North Korea, adding to a fast-rising toll from that country’s primitive fishing vessels.
The boat was found washed up on Jan. 10 and the bodies inside were recovered on Monday, along with a badge depicting North Korea’s former leaders and a cigarette packet with Korean writing, said Hiroshi Abe, police spokesman in the coastal city of Kanazawa….
