Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's love of art became a focus in 2017 when he bought a Jean-Michel Basquiat masterpiece worth US$110.5mil (RM454mil). Photo: AFP
Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who will travel to the International Space Station as a tourist in December aboard a Russian spacecraft, is a former wannabe rock star worth US$1.9bil (RM7.8bil) with a penchant for pricey modern art as well as space travel.
The 45-year-old tycoon, founder of Japan's largest online fashion mall, is the country's 30th richest person, according to business magazine Forbes.
