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[b]JAXA Selects An Additional Astronaut Candidate for ISS Crewmember[/b] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has decided to hire another astronaut candidate who is on the list of the back-up candidate. He will join Yui Kimiya and Takuya Onishi, who had been hired in April this year, in the training together. Therefore, the three will train for two years in the astronaut candidate training course and will be certified as astronaut upon completion of the training. When assigned to a mission, the assigned astronaut will receive mission specific training and stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to operate / maintain ISS, including the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo", and conduct various space experiments. [b]Brief Biography of the Astronaut Candidate[/b] [list][*]Name: Norishige Kanai, M.D. [*]Age: 32 years old (born in December, 1976) [*]Current occupation: Medical Service Division, 1st Service School, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (Lieutenant, Diving Medical Officer) [*]Hometown: Chiba Prefecture, Japan [*]Brief personal history: March 2002: Graduated from National Defense Medical College; After graduation: Worked at National Defense Medical College Hospital, Japan Self Defense Force Ohminato Hospital and Japan Self Defense Force Hospital Kure; June 2009: Current position.[/list]
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