TOKYO -- Japan has begun work on its first ship able to conduct Arctic research year-round, even when the sea is frozen, as climate change draws the world's attention to the region.
The 13,000-ton, 128-meter icebreaker is being built by Japan Marine United based on a design from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.
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