In Japan, the Japan Maritime Safety Agency offered ice breaker Sōya as the South Pole observation ship and Showa Station was built as the first Japanese observation base on Antarctica.
Di pihak Jepang, Badan Keselamatan Maritim Jepang menawarkan kapal pemecah es Sōya sebagai kapal observasi Kutub Selatan dan Station Showa dibangun sebagai stasiun pengamatan Jepang di Antartika.