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Toyohiro Akiyama, Japan’s Chain-Smoking ‘Space Antihero,’ Dies at 84

Source: Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno · Published Sep 10, 2026, 11:00 PM

In World, Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno puts this story at the center of the day: A journalist, he was the first Japanese person to enter space, joining a Soviet crew as part of a spectacular $35 million ratings stunt in 1990. FlexChar is surfacing it because it is driving searches and conversation right now.

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