In December 1990, Toyohiro Akiyama became the first paying space traveler and the first journalist in space for Tokyo Broadcasting System, a visit to Mir as part of an estimated $12 million (USD) deal with a Japanese TV station, although at the time, the term used to refer to Akiyama was "Research Cosmonaut".
ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, tˌɔɪoʊhˈiəɹoʊ ɐkɪjˈɑːmə bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst pˈeɪɪŋ spˈeɪs tɹˈævəlɚ ænd ðə fˈɜːst dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst ɪn spˈeɪs fɔːɹ tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ sˈɪstəm, ɐ vˈɪzɪt tə mˈɪɹ æz pˈɑːɹt əvən ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd dˈɑːlɚ twˈɛlv mˈɪliən jˌuːˌɛsdˈiː dˈiːl wɪð ɐ dʒˌæpənˈiːz tˌiːvˈiː stˈeɪʃən, ɔːlðˈoʊ æt ðə tˈaɪm, ðə tˈɜːm jˈuːzd tə ɹᵻfˈɜː tʊ ɐkɪjˈɑːmə wʌz "ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ kˈɑːzmənˌɔːt".