Travel Sep 15, 2020
Japanese researcher fulfills dream as a 'winterover' at South Pole
by Ichiro Banno
Yuya Makino is spending the six-month winter season hunting for neutrinos in Antarctica.
National Jan 6, 2018
Adventurer Yasunaga Ogita reaches South Pole on solo trek
by Reiji Yoshida
Hokkaido-based adventurer Yasunaga Ogita reached the South Pole Friday on a solo trek after walking 1,126 km without backup supplies or the use of motorized assistance, becoming the first Japanese to achieve a feat of this kind. On Saturday morning, supporters and staff were gathered ...
National Nov 18, 2017
Adventurer Yasunaga Ogita begins solo trek to South Pole without resupplies
by Reiji Yoshida
A veteran Japanese explorer starts a solo quest to get to the South Pole without resupplying.
National Sep 22, 2017
Veteran Japanese adventurer plans unassisted solo trek to South Pole
A 40-year-old Japanese adventurer will embark on an unassisted solo trek in mid-November journeying approximately 1,130 km across Antarctica to the South Pole. If successful, Yasunaga Ogita will become the first Japanese to accomplish such a feat. He plans to pull a 100-kg sleigh loaded ...