The body of a woman was found in the sea near a port in Yawatahama, Ehime Prefecture, police said Sunday.
According to reports, a local fisherman found the body of the woman wedged in a tetrapod near a pier at around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, Sankei Shimbun reported.
Police said the woman appeared to be in her 20s to 40s, about 155 cms tall and that she had been in the water for some time. They said there were no external signs of injury on the body which was clad in a sweater and underwear only. There was no ID on the body.