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Japan’s Most High-Profile Astronauts

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Forty years ago this week, Japan nominated three individuals — Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai — as the country’s first astronaut candidates. To celebrate that milestone, we are profiling the most high-profile Japanese astronauts for our latest List of 7, starting with a man who wasn’t actually a professional astronaut. Still, as he […] The post Japan’s Most High-Profile Astronauts | List of 7 appeared first on Tokyo Weekender.
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Japan’s Most High-Profile Astronauts

Forty years ago this week, Japan nominated three individuals — Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai — as the country’s first astronaut candidates. To celebrate that milestone, we are profiling the most high-profile Japanese astronauts for our latest List of 7, starting with a man who wasn’t actually a professional astronaut. Still, as he […] The post Japan’s Most High-Profile Astronauts | List of 7 appeared first on Tokyo Weekender.

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