The man claiming to be North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's eldest son, who was deported to China on Friday after trying to illegally enter Japan, was a man of means who traveled in style.

An unidentified source had reportedly tipped off immigration authorities that Kim Jong Nam, believed to be heir-apparent to his father, may be traveling to Japan on a fake passport.

Immigration officers were on alert when a Japan Airlines flight carrying the "Kim Jong Nam" party arrived at Narita on Tuesday from Singapore. That was 3:31 p.m.