Toyohiro Akiyama

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Toyohiro Akiyama

Spaceflight participant
Nationality	Japanese
Born	July 22, 1942 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation1	Journalist
Space time	7d 21h 54m
Selection
Mission(s)	Soyuz TM-11, Soyuz TM-10
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Toyohiro Akiyama (秋山豊寛 Akiyama Toyohiro, born July 22, 1942) is a Japanese TV journalist best known for his trip to the Mir space station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in 1990.

Born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, he became a reporter for the Japanese TV company TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System), and also worked for the BBC World Service between 1967 and 1971.

He was selected for cosmonaut training on August 17, 1989, as a journalist sponsored by TBS. He flew on Soyuz TM-11 to Mir in December 1990, returning on Soyuz TM-10 spending a total of 7 days, 21 hours, and 54 minutes in space. He was the first Japanese citizen in space. The first Japanese professional astronaut was Mamoru Mohri.

After his spaceflight, he became Deputy Director of TBS News Division. In 1995, he resigned from TBS to pursue private interests.

His hobbies include sailing, hiking, swimming, later he also became an active balloonist. He is married with two children.

External link

• Spacefacts biography of Toyohiro Akiyamafr:Toyohiro Akiyama

ja:秋山豊寛 pl:Toyohiro Akiyama pt:Toyohiro Akiyama

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