Japanese icebreaker departs for Antarctica

Japanese icebreaker departs for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japanese icebreaker Shirase sailing near the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay on Nov. 8, 2013, shortly after its departure from Harumi Wharf for Antarctica on a mission to support the country's 55th expedition team to be deployed there.

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