Icebreaker Shirase back from Antarctic expedition

Icebreaker Shirase back from Antarctic expedition

TOKYO, Japan - A crew member of the 11,600-ton Japanese icebreaker Shirase enjoys a reunion with his family and holds his son at Tokyo port's Harumi pier April 12 on returning home after a five-month government-backed Antarctic expedition.

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