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

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

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

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