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Toyohiro Akiyama, 1st Japanese to Go to Space, Dies at 84

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Toyohiro Akiyama, the first Japanese to fly into space and a former journalist, has died, a relative said Tuesday. He was 84.Read full story here

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Toyohiro Akiyama, the first Japanese to fly into space, stopped living at the age of 84, sends on Tuesday the Kyodo agency that quotes an announcement of a relative of the former journalist and astronaut.

·Bucharest, Romania
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Toyohiro Akiyama, the first Japanese person to travel to space, died on August 26th from lower gastrointestinal bleeding. He was 84 years old. The funeral was held privately with close family members. His wife, Reiko, served as chief mourner. He was a former TBS reporter, having served as Washington bureau chief, among other positions…

·Tokyo, Japan
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The Japanese media, a few days after the incident, inform of the death of Toyohiro Akiyama who died on August 26, 2026. The man, due to a bleeding of the lower gastrointestinal tract, died at the age of 84. The years that Akiyama spent on Earth and in space are, still today, an important journey from [...] L'articolo Toyohiro Akiyama dies at 84 years: it was the first Japanese to go into space comes from Metropolitan Magazine.

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Asahi broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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