Funaho is the first wife of Azusa Masaki Jurai and the mother of Yosho. She holds the position of Minister of Intelligence for Jurai and easily sees through Yosho's "Katsuhito" disguise. Although she is a distant descendant of Masaki, the sister of Jurai's first ruler, Funaho considers herself human as she was born on Earth.
In OVA Episode 13, her primary reason for visiting Earth was not only to see Yosho and check up on Ayeka and Sasami but also to ask Washu if she would assist Jurai by mass-producing Ryoko and Ryo-Ohki for their defenses. However, Washu was already aware of this request and declined because she did not want to betray Tenchi's trust. Additionally, Washu believed there should only be one Ryoko and Ryo-Ohki. To reassure a concerned Funaho, Washu stated that she would not mass-produce Ryoko or Ryo-Ohki for any of Jurai's enemies since she had no interest in aiding anyone. (It is worth noting that Washu eventually creates a "sister" of Ryo-Ohki named Fuku.)
(Source: Wikipedia)
