Members of Antarctic expeditions to hold reunion in Himalayas

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Murayama, who participated in Japan's first expedition to the South Pole in 1956, is shown at his home in Tokyo recently looking at photos of the expedition. He said he and his former colleagues will hold a reunion in the Himalayas in December. (Kyodo)

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