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World Space Week 2006 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 the 14th Space Day was celebrated in 2006. Since 2000, the period between the Space Day in Japan and World Space Week has been regarded as the "Space Month" and many space-related events are held every year. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) etc. promoted an Essay and Drawing Contest for elementary and middle school students, as well as other space-related events, where children could learn about space and space development. Along with those events, JAXA also opened its facilities to the public. As the opening event of Space Month, "Fureai Festival 2006" was held in Kanazawa City from September 8–10. 24,780 essays and drawings were sent by children from all over Japan for the Essay and Drawing Contest, with the awards ceremony held at The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation on October 8. The Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space held a public seminar in Tokyo on October 6 on "Demilitarization of space and missile defense" at the Bunkyo civic center. |
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