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

Ars Technica

TechnologyArs Technica·Sep 2, 2026·1 min read

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

The first Japanese citizen to launch into space, Toyohiro Akiyama was also the first commercially sponsored cosmonaut and the world's first journalist to file reports while on a spaceflight. Akiyama, 84, died last Wednesday , August 26, of…

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