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

He reported from space that only "fat" Japanese tree frogs enjoyed weightlessness.

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