Toyohiro Akiyama
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| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | July 22, 1942 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation1 | Journalist |
| Space time | 7d 21h 54m |
| Selection | 1989 Journalist Group |
| Mission(s) | Soyuz TM-11 |
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Toyohiro Akiyama (秋山豊寛 Akiyama Toyohiro, born July 22, 1942) is a Japanese TV journalist and cosmonaut.
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-cosmonaut sponsored by TBS. He flew on Soyuz TM-11 in December 1990, spending 7 days 21 hours and 54 minutes in space. He was the first Japanese cosmonaut in space, the first Japanese astronaut of the NASDA was Mamoru Mohri in 1992.
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.
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