Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition

The Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (南極地域観測隊, Nankyoku chiiki kansoku-tai, JARE) refers to a series of Japanese Antarctic expeditions for scientific research.

The first JARE expedition was launched in 1957 to coordinate with the International Geophysical Year.

This was the team which left 15 dogs, including Taro and Jiro, behind after an emergency evacuation in February 1958.

[1] A later instance was an ecological expedition studying the ecosystems near Showa Station in Antarctica.

Taxonomical studies of some organisms (particularly plants and small animals) were carried out by the expedition.