The Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition refers to a series of Japanese Antarctic expeditions for scientific research.
A coin of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, with Taro and Jiro
Syowa Station (Antarctica)
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Syowa Station is a Japanese permanent research station on East Ongul Island in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Built in 1957, Syowa Station is named for the era in the Japanese calendar during which it w
Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
…to 1977, and ice cores were drilled on these expeditions, mostly at Mizuho. A later instance was an ecological expedition studying the ecosystems near Showa Station in Antarctica. The project was first undertaken in February 1986. It was associated with the international BIOTAS program, which also launched in 1986…
An aerial photograph of Syowa Station, December 2018.
Sign in front of the main administration building, 2018