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Icebreaker Shirase off Japan Antarctic base

The Japanese icebreaker Shirase arrives at the closest point to Japan's Syowa Station in the Antarctic on Dec. 27, 2025. (Photo by accompanying journalist)

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Icebreaker Shirase off Japan Antarctic base

The Japanese icebreaker Shirase arrives at the closest point to Japan's Syowa Station (back, L) in the Antarctic on Dec. 27, 2025. (Photo by accompanying journalist)

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Icebreaker Shirase off Japan Antarctic base

The Japanese icebreaker Shirase arrives at the closest point to Japan's Syowa Station (back, L) in the Antarctic on Dec. 27, 2025. (Photo by accompanying journalist)

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New Japanese Antarctic expedition team arrives at base

Members (R) of the 67th Japanese Antarctic research expedition are greeted by members of the 66th expedition at Japan's Syowa Station in Antarctica on Dec. 25, 2025, upon their arrival via helicopter from the Japanese icebreaker Shirase. (Photo by accompanying journalist)

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67th Japanese Antarctic observation team

Members of the 67th Japanese Antarctic observation team pose for a photo at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2025, before flying to Perth, Australia. The icebreaker Shirase carrying the members will depart a local Australian port on Dec. 8, reaching Japan's Syowa Station in the Antarctic in early January. (Photo by accompanying journalist)

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Japanese Antarctic observation teams hold change-over ceremony

Members of the 65th Japanese Antarctic observation team (L) and those of the 66th team take a commemorative photo at Syowa Station, a permanent Japanese research station in Antarctica, on Feb. 1, 2025, as the two teams hold a change-over ceremony marking the start of yearlong management of the station, founded in 1957, under the 66th team. (Pool photo) (Photo by accompanying journalist)

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Japanese Antarctic observation teams hold change-over ceremony

A member of the 65th Japanese Antarctic observation team (L) and one from the 66th team shake hands at Syowa Station, a permanent Japanese research station in Antarctica, on Feb. 1, 2025, as the two teams hold a change-over ceremony marking the start of yearlong management of the station, founded in 1957, under the 66th team. (Pool photo) (Photo by accompanying journalist)

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Shirase icebreaker in Antarctic Sea

Photo taken Dec. 31, 2024, shows the Japanese icebreaker Shirase off Japan's Syowa Station in Antarctica.

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Shirase icebreaker in Antarctic Sea

Photo taken Dec. 31, 2024, shows the Japanese icebreaker Shirase off Japan's Syowa Station in Antarctica.

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Antarctic expedition by Japan

Japanese Antarctic observation ship, the icebreaker Shirase, is set to anchor at Japan's Syowa Station in the Antarctic on Dec. 25, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Antarctic expedition by Japan

Japanese Antarctic observation ship, the icebreaker Shirase, is set to anchor at Japan's Syowa Station in the Antarctic on Dec. 25, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Antarctic expedition by Japanese team

Gen Hashimoto (L), head of the 65th Japanese Antarctic research expedition, Kazuo Higuchi (C), head of the 64th team, and research ship Shirase's captain Kazuki Saito pose for a photo at Japan's Syowa Station in the Antarctic on Dec. 20, 2023, after a helicopter carrying the 65th members arrived there from the research vessel.

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Antarctic expedition by Japanese team

Part of the 65th Japanese Antarctic research expedition are greeted by members (L) of the 64th expedition at Japan's Syowa Station in Antarctica on Dec. 20, 2023 upon their arrival via helicopter from the Japanese icebreaker Shirase.

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Japanese icebreaker Shirase returns home

The Japanese icebreaker Shirase arrives at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka near Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2021, after winding up a mission at Japan's Syowa Station in Antarctica.

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Vegetables grown in Antarctic

Hiroaki Kurashima, a member of the Japanese Antarctic observation team, shows vegetables grown at the Syowa Station research facility at South Pole for workers' meals in January 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Antarctic observation team

Members of the Japanese Antarctic observation team see off a helicopter carrying other members as it leaves the Syowa Station in Antarctica on Feb. 4, 2020. The final group of returning members were transported the same day to the icebreaker Shirase that will take them to Sydney from which they will fly to Japan in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Antarctic observation team

Members of the Japanese Antarctic observation team see off a helicopter carrying other members as it leaves the Syowa Station in Antarctica on Feb. 4, 2020. The final group of returning members were transported the same day to the icebreaker Shirase that will take them to Sydney from which they will fly to Japan in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese icebreaker Shirase

Photo taken Jan. 6, 2020, shows the Japanese icebreaker Shirase after arriving off Japan's Syowa Station in Antarctica.

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Japanese icebreaker Shirase

Photo taken Jan. 13, 2020, shows the Japanese icebreaker Shirase off Japan's Syowa Station in Antarctica.

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Aerosol examination in Antarctica

Sakiko Ishino, a 28-year-old member of Japan's 61st Antarctic expedition team, examines minute aerosol particles in the continent's atmosphere at Japan's Syowa Station research facility at the South Pole on Jan. 21, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Weather research in Antarctica

An official of the Japan Meteorological Agency releases a balloon to measure temperatures in the sky above Japan's Syowa Station research facility at the South Pole on Jan. 7, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Adelie penguins in Antarctica

Adelie penguins are pictured in a nesting area about 20 kilometers from Japan's Syowa Station research facility at the South Pole on Jan. 18, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Adelie penguins in Antarctica

Adelie penguins are pictured in a nesting area about 20 kilometers from Japan's Syowa Station research facility at the South Pole on Jan. 18, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Adelie penguins in Antarctica

Adelie penguins are pictured in a nesting area about 20 kilometers from Japan's Syowa Station research facility at the South Pole on Jan. 18, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Adelie penguins in Antarctica

Adelie penguins are pictured in a nesting area about 20 kilometers from Japan's Syowa Station research facility at the South Pole on Jan. 18, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shirase icebreaker in Antarctic Sea

Goods are unloaded from the Japanese icebreaker Shirase off Japan's Syowa Station in Antarctica on Jan. 6, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shirase icebreaker in Antarctic Sea

A snow vehicle tows a sledge carrying goods unloaded from the Japanese icebreaker Shirase off Japan's Syowa Station in Antarctica on Jan. 6, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shirase icebreaker in Antarctic Sea

Photo taken Jan. 5, 2020, shows the Japanese icebreaker Shirase off Japan's Syowa Station in Antarctica. Seen in the foreground are members of a Japanese Antarctica research expedition and their vehicles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shirase icebreaker in Antarctic Sea

Photo taken Jan. 5, 2020, shows the Japanese icebreaker Shirase off Japan's Syowa Station in Antarctica. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shirase icebreaker in Antarctic Sea

Photo taken Jan. 5, 2020, shows the Japanese icebreaker Shirase off Japan's Syowa Station in Antarctica. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Icebreaker Shirase before departure to Antarctica

Japanese icebreaker Shirase waits for departure from Tokyo's Harumi pier on Nov. 12, 2019. The ship, laden with supplies for polar research expedition members, is scheduled to arrive at Syowa Station in the Antarctica next January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo