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>>> JAPANESE AEROSPACE
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>> TRANSLATION: HELLO.
WE ARE GOING TO START THE EVENT.
FIRST DOCTOR, CAN YOU GIVE US AN
OPENING MESSAGE, PLEASE?
>> TRANSLATION: THANK YOU FOR
COMING TO THIS EVENT.
I'M NORISHIGE KANAI, ASTRONAUT.
SINCE I ARRIVED HERE AT THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND
I'VE BEEN GETTING USED TO THE
LIFE ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION GOING TO WORK ON THE
EXPERIMENTS AND VARIOUS OTHER
MISSIONS AND PROJECTS.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TALKING
TO YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME
QUESTIONS FROM THE REPORTERS.
NEW SPEAKER: I'M THE WRITER.
AFTER YOU ARRIVED, HOW DID YOU
ENJOY THAT?
DID YOU ACTUALLY SEE THE SUNRISE
THE FIRST TIME IN 2018?
>> TRANSLATION: AT CHRISTMAS,
YEAR END, AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE YEAR, THERE ARE MANY SPECIAL
EVENTS IN I.S.S.
RUSSIAN CREWS ARE OFFERING GREAT
HOSPITALITYS.
WE ARE BUSY.
THE SPACE FOOD WAS GREAT.
THE CHAMPAGNE HAS BEEN -- THE
CHAMPAGNE LABEL HAS BEEN PASTED
ON A JUICE BOTTLE.
THE NEW YEAR OF THE JAPAN, TO
CONGRATULATIONS THE BEGINNING OF
THE YEAR, AND IN THE BEGINNING
OF THE NEW YEAR IN RUSSIA, WE
CONGRATULATED WITH EACH OTHER
AGAIN AND WHEN THE DATES OF
I.S.S. CHANGED, WE ACTUALLY
CONGRATULATED ON THE THIRD TIME.
SINCE WE ARE ORBITING THE EARTH
ROUND AND ROUND, SO FROM
DECEMBER 31 TO JANUARY 1 WE HAVE
ENJOYED THE VERY FIRST SUNRISE
MULTIPLE TIMES.
>> REPORTER: I'M FROM WORLD
SERVICE.
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED SPACE
SICKNESS?
IF SO, WHAT KIND OF SYMPTOMS DID
YOU HAVE AND HOW ARE YOU FEELING
NOW?
>> TRANSLATION: YES.
I WAS WORRIED ABOUT SPACE
SICKNESS BEFORE GOING UP TO THE
SPACE, BUT FORTUNATELY I DIDN'T
EXPERIENCE SPACE SICKNESS.
TO PREVENT SPACE SICKNESS I WAS
TAKING THE MEDICINE TO PREVENT A
SPACE SICKNESS FOR THE FIRST FEW
DAYS AND AFTER A WEEK SINCE I
WENT TO THE SPACE, I COMPLETELY
GOT RID OF THE SPACE SICKNESS
AND AM NOT TAKING ANY MEDICINE
AT THE MOMENT.
>> REPORTER: YOU MAY HAVE
EXPERIENCED THE BODILY CHANGES.
YOU'RE A MEDICAL DOCTOR, SO HAVE
YOU SEEN THE CHANGES WITHIN YOUR
OWN BODY?
>> TRANSLATION: WELL, I STUDIED
A LOT BEFORE I CAME HERE, SO I
EXPECTED OR I ACTUALLY WORRIED
THAT THERE WILL BE MANY
BIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN MY BODY,
BUT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME I
ENTERED ZERO GRAVITY, SO MY BOAT
FLOATED COMPLETELY.
THAT SURPRISED ME IN A WAY, BUT
IN THIS STRANGE ENVIRONMENT,
AFTER FIVE MINUTES I BECAME USED
TO THIS.
SO IT'S REALLY AMAZING TO BE
ABLE TO ADAPT TO NEW
ENVIRONMENTS.
>> REPORTER: I'M FROM THE
BROADCASTING SYSTEM.
SO FROM DEEP SEA TO THE
UNIVERSE, THAT'S THE CATCH
PHRASE THAT YOU USED, WHAT'S THE
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THESE TWO
ENVIRONMENTS OR WHAT WAS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO
ENVIRONMENTS?
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES?
>> TRANSLATION: SO DEEP SEA AND
UNIVERSE HAVE BEEN THE
FRONTIERS.
IN THAT SENSE THEY'RE SIMILAR.
THEY HAVE BEEN CREATURES IN THE
DEEP SEA AND WHEN I STUDIED HOW
THEY SURVIVE, I BEGAN TO KNOW
MYSTERY OF LIFE.
ALSO I'M INVESTIGATING HOW THE
BODY CAN REACT TO THE UNIVERSE
AND ALSO EXTRATERRESTRIAL
CREATURES ENVIRONS.
YOU BEGIN TO KNOW THE MYSTERY OF
LIFE WHILE STUDYING THESE CREW
TOURS.
IT'S -- CREATURES.
THESE TWO ENVIRONMENTS ARE QUITE
SIMILAR.
MEANWHILE, THE ENVIRONMENT ON
THE I.S.S. ARE VERY COMFORTABLE.
I'M EATING VERY WELL, I'M
EXERCISING.
I CAN'T TAKE A SHOWER, BUT EVERY
DAY I'M USING SOAP WITH NO
RINSE, BUT IN THE DEEP SEE YOU
CANNOT HAVE SUCH A COMFORTABLE
LIFE. SO COMPARED TO THAT, THE LIFE ON
THE I.S.S. IS MUCH COMFORTABLE.
>> REPORTER: I HAVE A QUESTION.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TASKS THAT
YOU ARE ENGAGED IN CURRENTLY?
WHAT TASKS DO YOU DO RIGHT NOW?
>> TRANSLATION: IT'S BEEN ONLY
THREE WEEKS, BUT THERE ARE
EXPERIMENTS THAT I PARTICIPATED
IN. AFTER I CAME HERE, I HAD A
CRYSTAL EXPERIENCE AND THEY ARE
GROWING IN THE BOX.
SIMILARLY TO THAT, WE HAVE
EXPERIMENTAL ANALOID SIMULATION.
SORRY, LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN, IT
IS THE CAUSE OF ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE AND DIABETES AND IF WE
GROW CRYSTALS THAT ARE SO CLEAN,
WE WILL BE ABLE TO ELUCIDATE THE
REASONS WHY WE DEVELOP THESE
DISEASES.
>> REPORTER: I'M FROM A
NEWSPAPER.
I THINK YOU HAVE STARTED VARIOUS
TYPES OF EXPERIMENTS, BUT WHEN
YOU CONDUCT MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS
ON THE ORBIT, HAVE YOU SEEN ANY
DIFFERENCE FROM THE EXPERIMENTS?
>> TRANSLATION: NO, NOT REALLY.
IT'S NOT ONLY THE EXPERIMENTS OF
JAXA OF N.A.S.A. OR CANADIAN
SPACE AGENCY.
THERE ARE VARIOUS KINDS OF
SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS AND MEDICAL
EXPERIENCES.
I'M CONDUCTING THEM.
ON THE EARTH WE ALREADY DID
BASELINE DATA COLLECTION ON THE
EARTH.
WHILE DOING THAT, WE LEARNED HOW
TO GO THROUGH THE PROCEDURES IN
THE UNIVERSE.
SO I'M DOING IT QUITE WELL
WITHOUT ANY HITCH.
>> REPORTER: I AM A SCIENCE
WRITER.
HOW DO YOU PLAN TO USE THE
CAMERA GOING FORWARD?
>> TRANSLATION: THIS IS BEING
CHARGED NOW.
WE'VE UTILISED THE ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN
BETTER COLLABORATE.
IT WAS AN IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT.
IT IS CUTE AND POPULAR, BUT WHEN
YOU EXPLORE SPACE, ASTRONAUTS
ARE HUMANS AND NON-HUMANS NEED
TO COLLABORATE AND THAT IS
REALLY THE AREA THAT NEEDS TO BE
RESEARCHED DEEPLY AND THAT'S WHY
JAXA STARTED TO INTRODUCE THIS
AT SOME STAGE WHICH IS VERY
EXCITING THINKING WHAT CAN
HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
DURING MY MISSION THERE WILL BE
A LOT OF EXPERIMENTS - TO
UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN BETTER
COLLABORATE WITH ROBOTS.
>> REPORTER: YOU SPENT YOUR
ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL IN [INDISTINCT] DO YOU
HAVE ANY MESSAGE OF THE PEOPLE
THERE?
>> TRANSLATION: YES.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED AND I WENT
TO THE SCHOOLS THERE.
PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES
WERE FOR ME AND GAVE ME A LOT OF
SUPPORT.
SO I LIKE TO MEET UP TO THEIR
EXPECTATIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO
WORK HAND I WOULD LIKE TO
PRODUCE MANY RESULTS AND RETURN
TO THE AREA.
>> REPORTER: BEFORE YOU WENT TO
SPACEAND I WOULD LIKE TO PRODUCE
MANY RESULTS AND RETURN TO THE
AREA. >> REPORTER: BEFORE YOU WENT TO
SPACE AND IT'S BEEN UNDERSTOOD
THAT ASTRONAUTS ARE VERY ACTIVE.
WHAT ARE THE ROLES THAT YOU CAN
PLAY AS NEW GENERATION
ASTRONAUT?
>> TRANSLATION: THANK YOU FOR
YOUR QUESTION.
WHAT I TRY TO DO IS TO COME UP
WITH OUTCOMES SO THERE WILL BE
YOUNG ASTRONAUTS DOING THE BEST.
IT'S A NEW BREED OF ASTRONAUTS.
WE EXPERIENCE THE SPACE FLIGHT.
WE'RE EXPERIENCED AND WE WANT TO
BE AS GOOD AS MORE EXPERIENCED
ASTRONAUTS SO THAT WE CAN
JAPAN'S BASIC FORMATION IN THE
FUTURE.
-- SPACE STATION FORMATION IN
THE FUTURE.
>> REPORTER: IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS
SINCE YOU STARTED YOUR LIFE ON
THE I.S.S.
HAVE YOU BEEN KEEPING IN TOUCH
WITH YOUR FIANCEE OR YOUR FAMILY
SINCE YOU ARRIVED AT THE I.S.S.?
IF SO YOU, COULD YOU TELL US OR
WHAT CONVERSATIONS DID YOU HAVE
WITH THEM?
>> TRANSLATION: EVERY WEEKEND
THE ASTRONAUTS CAN HAVE A TV
CONFERENCE WITH THE FAMILIES AND
FRIENDS.
IN MY CASE MY FIANCEE IS A SORT
OF MY SANITY, SO I'M KEEPING IN
TOUCH WITH HER SINCE I ARRIVED
AT THE I.S.S., WHAT KIND OF LIFE
I'M HAVING HERE OR SHE ALSO
TELLS ME HOW SHE IS DOING.
SHE CAME TO THE LAUNCH AND I
COULDN'T SEE THE LAUNCH BY
MYSELF, SO SHE TAUGHT ME HOW SHE
FELT WHEN SHE SAW THE LAUNCH.
>> REPORTER: I'M FROM THE
NEWSPAPER.
BEFORE YOU LAUNCHED YOU SAID YOU
WERE GOING TO SOMETHING FOR
MARTIAL ARTS -- USE YOUR SKILLS
GAINED DURING MARTIAL ARTS.
DO YOU STILL CLAIM TO DO THAT
DURING YOUR EXPEDITION?
>> TRANSLATION: BEFORE THE
LAUNCH THE VICE DIRECTOR WHO SAW
THE LAUNCH TOLD ME THAT I HAVE
TO BE ALWAYS QUIET IN MY HEART.
SO AT THE MOMENT OF LAUNCH I
REMEMBER THAT I TRIED TO STAY
PEACEFUL IN MY MIND.
I TRIED TO STAY CALM.
I TRIED TO REMEMBER WHAT I
LEARNED DURING THE TRAINING TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL STAY SAFE.
ONCE WE STARTED TO CARRY OUT
TASKS ON I.S.S., THERE IS A LOT
OF THINGS THAT MADE IT VERY
DIFFICULT TO CARRY OUT TASKS.
WE COULDN'T FIND THE SUTURES AND
THINGS THAT WE NEEDED.
SO YOU NEED TO PERSEVERE THAT IT
IS THE SPIRIT OF PERSEVERANCE
THAT IS TAUGHT IN MARTIAL ARTS.
SO THAT KIND OF MENTAL ATTITUDE
THAT I CAN USE IN HERE AS WELL.
>> REPORTER: YOU TWEET EVERY DAY
FROM THE SPACE AND THE PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO
READ YOUR TWEETS.
HOW DO YOU FIND THE CONTENT OF
TWEET TOPICS, OF TWEETING?
>> TRANSLATION: THANK YOU FOR
YOUR QUESTION.
I THOUGHT YOU'RE A REAL
JOURNALIST.
LOOKING FOR TOPICS, WHEN I'M
LEADING A LIFE ON THE UNIVERSE,
EVERYTHING IS NEW TO ME, THE
EXERCISE OR EATING, IN THE
UNIVERSE IT'S VERY NEW,
DIFFERENT FROM THE EARTH.
I OFTEN SEE THE EARTH FROM THE
SPACE AND SO THIS IS VERY
BEAUTIFUL.
SO IT'S TOPICS TO SHARE WITH YOU
EVERY DAY ON THE TWEETS.
>> REPORTER: I THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
WE NEED TO CONCLUDE THIS MEDIA
EVENT.
SO COULD YOU SEND A MESSAGE TO
ALL THE JAPANESE PEOPLE HERE?
>> TRANSLATION: THANKS TO YOUR
SUPPORT I AM HERE IN I.S.S.
DOING MY WORK.
THIS IS A VERY VALUABLE
EXPERIENCE, SO EVERY MINUTE,
EVERY DAY, I FEEL THE SENSE OF
GRATITUDE AND I WANT TO SHARE AS
MUCH AS I CAN.
I WILL GRAB ANY OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE MY EXPERIENCE SO I ASK FOR
YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
STREENT.
>> REPORTER: THANK YOU.
-- EVENT.
>> REPORTER: THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MEDIA
MEMBERS.
COULD YOU GIVE DR NORISHIGE
KANAI A ROUND OF APPLAUSE?
[ APPLAUSE ].
>>> DR KANAI, THANK YOU.
END OF BROADCAST .
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