Reuters, TOKYOJapanese fashion billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has pulled out of a documentary search for a girlfriend to take on his voyage around the moon with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, citing his “mixed feelings” about participating. The 44-year-old earlier this month announced that he was seeking single females over 20 willing to vie to become his girlfriend for a documentary to be aired on streaming service AbemaTV. As Zozo chief executive, he launched the Zozosuit, a polka-dot bodysuit that allowed users to collect body measurements to order custom-made clothes, a product that did not work well in practice. He also outlined an ambitious overseas expansion plan that wildly undershot targets, leading to a crash in the company’s share price. Maezawa has pledged to give away US$9 million to his Twitter followers in what he says is a “social experiment” to see if the payment boosts their happiness.

Source: Taipei Times January 30, 2020 16:07 UTC