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World Space Week 2004 Report In Japan, September 12th is "Space Day." On this day in 1992 the astronaut Mamoru Mohri became the first Japanese in space aboard the Space Shuttle, and we have had the 12th Space Day this year. Since 2000, we have regarded the period between the Space Day in Japan and the World Space Week as the "Space Month" and we hold many space-related events every year. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT); Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA); etc. promote an Essay and Drawing Contest for elementary and middle school students and other space-related events, where children can enjoy and learn about space and space development. Along with those events, JAXA also opened facilities to the public. In 2004, as the opening event of the Space Month, "Fureai Festival 2004" was held in Miyazaki City from September 18 through 20. For the Essay and Drawing Contest, 16,081 essays and drawings were sent by children from all over Japan, and its awarding ceremony was held at "JAPAN AEROSPACE 2004 " on October 10. |
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