Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa in Tokyo. NurPhoto via Getty ImagesTwo days ago, on January 5, a Japanese rock musician turned e-commerce billionaire sent out a tweet. Who is this billionaire and why did his tweet take off? He announced on Twitter that he would give away a total of 100 million Japanese yen, equivalent to over $920,000, to 100 randomly selected people who retweeted his tweet. The colorful Japanese billionaire with a creative streak plans to take a group of artists with him to space.

Source: Forbes January 07, 2019 18:47 UTC