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Japan TBS astronaut group, 1989

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Requirement: Japanese astronauts for commercial mission to Mir.

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  • Akiyama Japanese journalist cosmonaut 1989-1990. First Japanese to fly in space.
  • Kikuchi Japanese journalist cosmonaut, 1989-1990. Graduated from the University of Tokyo in Chinese language Journalist, Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation. Reporter for world news with TBS, reporting from Moscow and then again from Tokyo.
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