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You’d like me to board Shirase? Yes please! -Shinya Nishiyama

Shinya on Shirase. CH-101 helicopter is behind him
Shinya on Shirase. CH-101 helicopter is behind him Source: SBS

Japanese icebreaker Shirase routinely visits Fremantle, West Australia on the way from Japan to the Antarctica and Sydney on the way from the Antarctica to Japan. Shinya Nishiyama, a Japan Maritime Self-Defence officer and communication officer for Shirase, tells us how quick his Yes reply was when he was offered a role on Shirase. Shinya has been wanting to board Shirase since he joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force and now enjoys his second voyage on Shirase.


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Japanese icebreaker Shirase routinely visits Fremantle, West Australia on the way from Japan to the Antarctica and Sydney on the way from the Antarctica to Japan. Shinya Nishiyama, a Japan Maritime Self-Defence officer and communication officer for Shirase, tells us how quick his Yes reply was when he was offered a role on Shirase. Shinya has been wanting to board Shirase since he joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force and now enjoys his second voyage on Shirase.



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