Norishige Kanai

Norishige Kanai
Kanai at the Expedition 54 press conference in December 2017
Born	(1976-12-05) December 5, 1976 (age 47) Tokyo, Japan
Status	Active
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Physician
Space career
JAXA astronaut
Rank	Lieutenant, JMSDF
Time in space	168 days 5 hours 18 minutes
Selection	2009 JAXA Group
Total EVAs	1
Total EVA time	5 hours 57 minutes
Missions	Soyuz MS-07 (Expedition 54/55)
Mission insignia

Norishige Kanai (金井 宣茂, Kanai Norishige, born 5 December 1976) is a Japanese doctor and JAXA astronaut.^[1]

He is a lieutenant and Diving Medical Officer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Medical Service Division, 1st Service School). He served as a crew member on board the International Space Station for Expedition 54/55, and returned to Earth on June 3, 2018.