Heading South for the Winter

It's not unusual for people to head south once the weather turns cold. A group of people left from the pier at the end of our island a few weeks ago to go south, escaping the cold of Tokyo's winter. It's the warmest time of the year right now where they're going, in Antarctica.

The name of the icebreaker, "Shirase" means　"news" or "information" which is of course what we wish to give to people we come into contact with, and especially over the Christmas season. But, just like this ship, we have to break the ice first. We have a number of events during this Christmas season that will enable us to do both. We'll keep you posted on that in the new year.