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title: "After meeting Elon Musk, a Japanese millionaire plans to make a \"major announcement.\""  
description: "Zozo Inc. founder Yusaku Maezawa just returned from a vacation to the International Space Station."  
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published: 2022-12-06  
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# After meeting Elon Musk, a Japanese millionaire plans to make a "major announcement."

- The largest [online fashion](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12473/claue-best-magento-theme-for-online-fashion-store-portfolio-personal-blog) mall in Japan is the creation of Yusaku Maezawa.
- Earlier, Yusaku Maezawa had been to the [space station](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87410/indian-space-station-chandrayaan-4-plans-ready-for-govt-approval-isro).
- The first private SpaceX mission to orbit the moon is being led by Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa.

Yusaku Maezawa, the creator of the e-commerce site Zozo Inc., travelled to the [International Space](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114598/how-does-the-international-space-station-iss-benefit-from-nasa-s-research) Station (ISS) as a tourist in December 2017 aboard a Soyuz spacecraft. In 2023, he plans to travel around the moon with [**Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company SpaceX.**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2442/a-week-after-the-launch-of-artemis-i-nasa-s-orion-spacecraft-enters-lunar-orbit)

The 47-year-old businessman stated that after speaking with Musk online, he was “able to make a huge statement about space on December 9.” As commercial companies like [Jeff Bezos](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1634/jeff-bezos-responded-joe-biden-s-words-can-corporate-taxes-tame-inflation)' [Blue Origin](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3954/india-is-now-a-partner-nation-for-sera-and-blue-origin-s-space-initiative) usher in a new era of [space travel](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115397/how-does-spacex-s-approach-to-space-travel-compare-to-traditional-aerospace-companies) for affluent clients, the space enthusiast will likely be the first **private passenger on a SpaceX lunar mission with a week-long fly-by planned for 2023.**

Maezawa gained his money by starting the online clothing company Zozo, which was acquired by the internet division of Softbank Group Corp. Shares of Inclusive Inc, which conducts space-related [operations](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/304985/how-does-devops-bridge-the-gap-between-development-and-operations-teams-like-git) using [satellite data](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94046/how-can-i-order-satellite-data), rose 11.7% to finish at 1,171 yen in response to Maezawa's tweet. Yusaku Maezawa, the creator of the e-commerce site Zozo Inc (3092.T), travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) as a tourist in December of last year on a Soyuz spacecraft.

In 2023, he plans to travel around the moon with Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company SpaceX. As commercial companies like Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin usher in a new era of space travel for affluent clients, the space enthusiast will likely be the first private passenger on a [**SpaceX lunar mission**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2439/pixxel-s-hyperspectral-satellite-s-launch-is-a-significant-breakthrough-for-indian-space-ambition) with a week-long fly-by planned for 2023. Maezawa gained his money by starting the online fashion company Zozo, which was acquired by the internet division of Softbank Group Corp. (9984.T).

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