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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 20, 2020
Carlos Ghosn's exoneration hopes rest on Lebanese safety net
Moments before launching into his raucous news conference in Beirut earlier this month, Carlos Ghosn was enthusiastically greeted by a throng of local journalists who crowded around his lectern, taking turns to embrace the fallen automotive titan and snapping souvenir selfies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2020
In Ghosn probe, Nissan reveals more managers were involved in malpractice
Nissan Motor Co. has revealed more details of an exhaustive probe into Carlos Ghosn, a week after its fugitive former leader accused the Japanese carmaker of being behind the plot to have him arrested.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2020
Nissan considers scrapping advisory roles for former executives
Nissan Motor Co. may stop placing former executives in advisory posts as part of an overhaul to its corporate governance practices following the ousting of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 15, 2020
What's next for Ghosn following his flight to Lebanon?
The incident leaves lingering questions and contending perceptions that have yet to be addressed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2020
Ghosn claims French envoy warned him of Nissan plot against him
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, speaking in Beirut after his dramatic escape from Japanese justice, said on Tuesday that the French ambassador had warned him shortly after his arrest that his own company was plotting against him.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2020
Ex-Nissan exec Greg Kelly fears odds of fair trial slimmer after Ghosn's flight
“It will be difficult for Greg to get a fair trial with a key witness not available to testify,” wrote Kelly's wife, Donna.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 14, 2020
The not-so-irreversible Renault-Nissan alliance
Carlos Ghosn's dramatic escape reopens old wounds and shows how tough it is to keep two politically-sensitive and financially lop-sided carmakers together.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 12, 2020
Carlos Ghosn's escape leaves Nissan's Greg Kelly to face the music alone
Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's decision to flee to Lebanon effectively ended his legal prosecution in Japan, leaving former Nissan executive Greg Kelly at the center of the sprawling case.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 11, 2020
Do the 'people on the street' in Japan still love Carlos Ghosn?
At his explosive news conference in Beirut on Wednesday, Carlos Ghosn claimed Japanese still love him, and haven't fallen for the image of the "cold, greedy dictator," as he says Tokyo prosecutors have sought to paint him.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 10, 2020
Justice Minister Masako Mori backtracks on comment suggesting Carlos Ghosn should prove innocence
Justice Minister Masako Mori has backtracked on an inflammatory comment in which she said fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn should come to Japan to "prove his innocence."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 9, 2020
Carlos Ghosn strikes back, and Nissan had better beware
The fugitive ex-CEO goes on the offensive and it's only going to get worse for the company.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jan 9, 2020
Once a hero in Japan, Carlos Ghosn's news conference unlikely to restore his image
While international media has focused on criticisms of the Japanese criminal justice system, domestic media outlets have been more critical of Ghosn violating bail conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2020
Ghosn blames France's Macron for turning Nissan against him before arrest
Carlos Ghosn says it was French President Emmanuel Macron who set in motion the train of events that led to his downfall. The former CEO of Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. pointed the finger at Macron, blaming the French leader for angering executives and officials in Japan by trying to lock Nissan into...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2020
Turkish jet operator meets with Japan envoy to offer help after Ghosn escape
The Turkish operator of private jets that ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn used to escape Japan said on Wednesday it met with the Japanese ambassador to Turkey and offered to collaborate with the authorities in that country over the incident.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2020
Fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn hits out at carmaker, names names, says Japanese prosecutors treated him 'brutally'
Carlos Ghosn, speaking publicly for the first time since his dramatic escape from Japanese justice, said on Wednesday he had been treated "brutally" by Tokyo prosecutors and was the victim of an inside job to oust him from the helm of automaker Nissan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2020
Ghosn set to denounce Japan's justice system, but can he prove his innocence?
The 65-year-old former chairman of Nissan Motor, accused of financial wrongdoings, is expected to denounce Nissan as well as the Japanese legal system in a bid gain public sympathy.

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