About
Medical doctor who was the first Japanese woman in space and the first Japanese citizen to log two space flights.
Before Fame
She served as Chief Resident in Cardiovascular Surgery at Keio University Hospital.
Trivia
In 1985, she was selected to be an astronaut by Japan's National Space Agency.
Family Life
She married a fellow doctor.
Associated With
She and Valentina Tereshkova were the first women from their respective countries to travel to space.