Presumed North Korean ghost ship washes ashore in northern Japan
(WorldNews North Korea)

Tokyo (CNN)Another presumed North Korean vessel has washed up on Japan`s shores, with at least one dead body on board. The boat is the latest in a recent spate of so-called `ghost ships` drifting into Japanese waters from the reclusive North Asian nation, raising concerns about the country`s deteriorating state in the face of international sanctions. The 10.7 meter (35 ft) long vessel was discovered on a beach in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata prefecture, early Tuesday morning, a Niigata police spokesman confirmed to CNN. A passerby found the wooden boat, which has numbers and Korean characters written on the bow. A police official said a male body, along with a badge bearing a picture of North...