[sumo] Asa August 11th part 2

[Barbara]

Joe Kuroda wrote:
> Certain reports say Asashoryu wanted to go to Mongolia
> during this Jyungyo tour one way or another for
> personal reasons involving his business ventures in
> Mongolia. He  invested heavily in a variety of
> business in Mongolia - for instance his parents manage
> a hotel in which the Crown Prince of Japan stayed a
> while back as well as there is a Mongolian newspaper
> reporting he is interested in buying their national
> airline.   

An airline, even a small one, is a purchase for a tycoon. Is Asashoryuu 
already this rich?  I don't see how he could have an after-expenses 
income of more than $1 million per year, no matter how big a champion he 
has been.  Something seems wrong with this rumor.
Barbara Murasakihana