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Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84

Toyohiro Akiyama's death at 84 closes the book on Japan's pioneering journalist who became the first civilian and journalist in space, marking the end of an experimental chapter in media history with his 1990s zero-gravity reporting missions.

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Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84

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