[sumo] Sumo Kyokai - the grinch that stole New Year.

[Juergen Hader]

Jeanne Hedge wrote / schrieb:

> Turning the question around, how could they prevent him from getting 
> on a plane and flying to Mongolia for the holidays?

You are right, THEY[1] could not do that at all.
For me it looks like this time Asashoryu wisely choose to do what his
employer told him, probably because he still wants to keep his job.

Just another 2 cents of course,
Juergen

[1] I find that in discussions like this, *THEY* should always be
written in capital letters.

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