Japan's first person in space

Japan's first person in space

Toyohiro Akiyama, a reporter for the Japanese television broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System, signs the Soyuz space capsule, which was charred upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere, in a field in Arkalyk in the Soviet republic of Kazakhstan on Dec. 10, 1990. He became the first Japanese to travel into space.

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  • ILEA004530426
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  • 1990/12/10 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2025 Kyodo News
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