UFO lands on a beach in Japan
 

That's a flying object, of course!

Unidentified Floating Object

I guess a buoy to mark the location of a wreck.
Or to drop drugs and pick it up with another ship.

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oh dear god - Yellow buoys indicate special markings such as traffic separations, international boundaries, anchorage areas, dredging, fish net area, etc

look familiar?

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It's a buoy.

they are really reaching for headlines

There have been a lot of such reports in light of recent events. It's just hype.