Nov 24 (NHK) - Police in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Akita say they have found 8 men of undetermined nationality and a wooden boat washed ashore. Police say the men claim to have come from North Korea.
Police received a report on the sighting of the men at a marina in the city of Yurihonjo late Thursday night.
Police rushed to the scene and discovered the men. They also found the vessel measuring about 20 meters long near a breakwater.
Police say they have taken the men into protective custody and that they can walk without help. Police add they have brought in an interpreter of the Korean language to obtain the men's story.
Source: Kyodo
