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Q & A: Daisuke Enomoto.(Interview)(Brief article)

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Byline: Brad Stone

it's good to be Daisuke Enomoto, or "Dice-K," as the Internet multimillionaire is known in Japan. In September, he will become the fourth private individual to pay $20 million to visit the International Space Station, for eight days. He spoke to NEWSWEEK's Brad Stone at his Tokyo penthouse apartment.

Stone: Are you surprised the Japanese people haven't been more supportive of your trip?

Enomoto: Most of the people here will never understand paying $20 million to go into space. It's very ...

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