By YUMI NAKAYAMA/ Staff Writer
February 6, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Emperor penguins relax on the sea ice as the Shirase moves forward in the Antarctic Ocean on Jan. 22. An Adelie penguin, second from right, has slipped into the group. (Yumi Nakayama)
ANTARCTIC OCEAN--As penguins gave curious looks, the icebreaker Shirase started its potentially perilous journey back to Japan, its first nonstop voyage designed to prevent novel coronavirus infections. [Read More]
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