Icebreaker Shirase approaches Showa Station in Antarctica

Icebreaker Shirase approaches Showa Station in Antarctica

ANTARCTIC SEA, Dec. 20 Kyodo - Adelie penguins are seen walking about 200 meters from Japan's icebreaker Shirase in the Antarctic Sea. The ship carrying Japan's Antarctic research team was about 90 kilometers from Showa Station, a Japanese permanent research station in the Antarctica.

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