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Mongolians in Japan (在日モンゴル人, Zainichi Mongorujin?) represent only a small portion of emigration from Mongolia. In 2003, foreigner registration figures provided by Japan's Ministry of Justice showed 2,545 Mongolians in the country.[1] International students form a large proportion of the registered population of Mongolians. Japan and Mongolia officially agreed to send exchange students to each other in 1974, and the first such student from the Mongolian side arrived in Japan in 1976; as of May 2006, 1006 Mongolian students were studying in Japanese institutions of higher education.[2] Starting in 1991, Mongolians began to become especially dominant in sumo; as of 2005, Mongolians composed roughly 5% of all ranked sumo wrestlers, making them more than 60% (37 out of 61) of non-Japanese rikishi in Japan.[3]
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- ^ 統計表１ 国籍（出身地）別 在留資格（在留目的）別 外国人登録者. Ministry of Justice, Japan (2003-05-30). Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- ^ 留学生交流. Embassy of Japan in Mongolia. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- ^ Wallace, Bruce. "Beating Japanese wrestlers at their own game", San Francisco Chronicle, 2005-02-27. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ Frederick, Jim. "Asian Heroes - Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj", Time Magazine, 2003-04-21. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- ^ "Bis in die Haarspitze", Der Spiegel, 2007-06-02. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. (German)
- ^ "Taka, Musashimaru win, set up all-yokozuna finale", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1999-11-20. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ "Mongolian striving to become top sumo wrestler", Japan Weekly Monitor, 2002-01-25. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
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