Asashoryu

The two men and a woman in their 20s and 30s were among around a dozen people detained earlier this month on suspicion of illegally working at the factory, the sources said, adding they are expected to be deported to Mongolia soon.

Asashoryu acknowledged that the three are his relatives. "I became their guarantor because they said they would be studying (in Japan). I left them with an acquaintance in Shizuoka Prefecture," he said.

The three arrived in Japan to attend Asashoryu's wedding, which was held at a Tokyo hotel Aug. 31, and then started working at the factory, according to the sources.

The Japan Times Weekly: Oct. 30, 2004
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