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ROOKIERetired—Other·🇯🇵 Japan·Born 1942
Toyohiro Akiyama
First Japanese person in space and the first journalist to report from orbit.
190h
Hours in Space
1
Missions
0
EVAs
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EVA Time
Inspirations
What they aspire to
After flying he turned away from broadcasting and devoted himself to organic farming and environmental causes.
Biography
First Japanese person in space and the first journalist to report from orbit. TV reporter whose flight to Mir was funded by the Tokyo Broadcasting System.
Before NASATBS journalist and Washington bureau chief who previously worked for the BBC World Service before being selected as the network's space correspondent.
Notable Missions
Soyuz TM-11 / Mir
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
organic rice and mushroom farming
Causes They Champion
Organic agricultureAnti-nuclear advocacy after the 2011 Fukushima disaster
Languages
JapaneseEnglish
Fun fact
He is the first journalist and the first commercially sponsored person ever to fly in space — TBS reportedly paid the Soviet Union around 28 million dollars for his Soyuz seat.
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