Toyohiro Akiyama

Astronaut

1942 –

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Who is Toyohiro Akiyama?

Toyohiro Akiyama is a Japanese TV journalist best known for his flight to the Mir space station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in 1990. Akiyama is the first person of Japanese descent to have flown in space. He was known as the "Space Journalist" in Japan.

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Born
Jun 22, 1942
Tokyo
Also known as
  • Акияма, Тоёхиро
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Education
  • International Christian University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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