Japanese billionaire seeks girlfriend for moon voyage

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Yusaku Maezawa
Yusaku Maezawa
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A Japanese billionaire is searching for a girlfriend to join him on a voyage around the moon. Yusaku Maezawa, who is due to fly around the moon in 2023, is seeking single females aged over 20, saying: “As feelings of loneliness and emptiness slowly begin to surge upon me, there’s one thing that I think about: continuing to love one woman.” He added: “I want to shout our love and world peace from outer space.”

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