Yusaku Maezawa

National Jan 7, 2022

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to explore Mariana Trench

The online retail magnate also spoke of plans to orbit the Moon with U.S. firm SpaceX in 2023 – the first such trip organized by a private company.

National Jan 7, 2022

Going to space makes you 'obsessed with Earth,' billionaire Yusaku Maezawa says

by Elaine Lies

The 46-year-old fashion magnate and art collector in December became the first space tourist on the International Space Station in over a decade.

National Dec 20, 2021

Japanese space tourists return to Earth after 12 days on ISS

Online fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa plans to take eight people with him on a 2023 mission around the moon, operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

National Dec 9, 2021

Japanese tycoon arrives at ISS as Russia resumes space tourism

Online fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano are the first private Japanese citizens to visit space since journalist Toyohiro Akiyama's visit in 1990.

National Oct 15, 2021

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa 'not afraid' ahead of launch to ISS

Maezawa and his assistant are set to blast off from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in December, accompanied by Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin.

National May 13, 2021

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to travel to ISS in December

Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant, Yozo Hirano, will travel aboard a Russian Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft that is scheduled for launch on Dec. 8, 2021.

Business Mar 3, 2021

Fly me to the moon: Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa offers space seats

The Japanese entrepreneur said applicants would need to fulfill just two criteria: being ready to "push the envelope" creatively, and being willing to help other crew members do the same.

Business / Corporate Aug 14, 2020

Moon-bound billionaire Maezawa bets on Japan apparel brands

The former Zozotown boss has put his money behind United Arrows and Adastria.

Business May 28, 2020

Company owned by Zozotown founder Yusaku Maezawa failed to report ¥500 million in income

The company amended its tax report to the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau but did not pay additional levies as the undeclared income was offset by losses.

Business Jan 30, 2020

Japanese billionaire Maezawa pulls out of dating show that promised the moon

Japanese fashion billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has pulled out of a documentary on his search for a girlfriend to travel with him on a voyage around the moon aboard Elon Musk's SpaceX, citing "mixed feelings" about the project. This month, the 44-year-old announced he was seeking ...

National Jan 13, 2020

Former Zozo fashion retailer Yusaku Maezawa seeks girlfriend for 2023 SpaceX voyage

Call it "The Bachelor: Lunar Edition." In the latest attention-grabbing stunt by Japanese entrepreneur and billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, his search for a girlfriend to join him on a voyage around the moon will be the subject of a new documentary program. Maezawa, 44, who sold his ...