Dead Bodies in Mystery Boats Wash Up in Japan

origin – n. the point or place where something begins or is created

decomposed – adj. to cause something (such as dead plants and the bodies of dead animals) to be slowly destroyed and broken down by natural processes

drifted – v. a slow and gradual movement or change from one place, condition, etc., to another

prefecture – n. any one of the areas into which some countries (such as Japan and France) are divided for local government

defect – v.  to leave a country, political party, organization, etc., and go to a different one that is a competitor or an enemy