Japanese billionaire Maezawa returns to Earth after 12-day ISS mission

Soyuz spacecraft carrying three crew members lands safely in Kazakhstan

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The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Yusaku Maezawa touched down on the steppes of Kazakhstan on Dec. 20. (Captured image from Roscosmos Youtube)

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

TOKYO -- Japanese billionaire space tourist Yusaku Maezawa and his two crewmates returned to Earth on Monday, capping his 12-day visit to the International Space Station in a feat that has highlighted the arrival of the age of space tourism.

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