Nobu Shirase left Japan in 1910, at a time when very few others did, and travelled south to eventually become the first non-European to explore Antarctica. Mick O'Hare tells his story Jump to content ...

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 ...