MSDF doctor nominated as astronaut candidate

MSDF doctor nominated as astronaut candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Norishige Kanai, a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force doctor, poses for photographers in front of a model of the country's space laboratory Kibo during a press conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009.

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