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NISSAN

COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 8, 2018
A backlash is emerging over Ghosn's arrest
What could happen if the former Nissan chairman is released, and his story doesn't match the prosecutors' claims?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2018
Nissan to recall 150,000 vehicles after new improper inspection practices come to light
Already bogged down in a series of cases of improper vehicle tests, Nissan Motor Co. said Friday that it has found new misconduct and will recall about 150,000 automobiles.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 7, 2018
Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn may be indicted as soon as Monday
Prosecutors are also planning to re-arrest Ghosn on new charges not yet made public, sources said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2018
Renault nearing first conclusions in Carlos Ghosn probe
Renault SA is aiming to reach in about a week the first conclusions to its internal probe into whether the pay packages of Carlos Ghosn, along with the French carmaker's other top managers, were properly disclosed to shareholders, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 6, 2018
Ghosn says he signed papers on receiving underreported pay: sources
Ousted Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn admitted to prosecutors that he signed documents on his post-retirement pay that were unreported in the company's securities statements, sources close to the investigation said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2018
Nissan may launch recall in Japan after finding new cases of inspection misconduct
Nissan Motor Co. has found fresh cases of misconduct in vehicle inspections and may launch a recall, sources close to the matter said Thursday, in the latest setback for the global carmaker mired in quality control issues and the arrest of former chairman Carlos Ghosn.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 5, 2018
Nissan rejects Renault's request to send successor to replace Ghosn
Nissan Motor rejects partner Renault's request to send a successor with equal authority to replace ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn amid a heightening leadership tussle, according to sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Dec 5, 2018
How could Carlos Ghosn possibly have hidden billions of yen from Nissan?
How could one of the world's most visible employees go about hiding billions of yen worth of salary and benefits paid to him by one of the world's biggest companies, without the company knowing it?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2018
Ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn to be served with fresh arrest warrant
Ghosn had already been accused of breaching financial law after allegedly reporting only u00a55 billion of his u00a510 billion compensation during the five years through 2015.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 4, 2018
Directors meet to decide who will fill Carlos Ghosn's shoes as Nissan chairman
Their choice to replace the ousted car titan, now languishing in Tokyo Detention House, will indicate the direction the automaker's alliance with Renault SA will take.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Dec 3, 2018
Nissan 'CEO whisperer' Greg Kelly ponders fate from Tokyo jail
Inside Nissan Motor Co. he was known as the "CEO whisperer": The chief of staff who would deliver the most delicate messages to Carlos Ghosn, and the man Ghosn would count on to enforce his directives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Dec 2, 2018
Nissan-Renault alliance row developing into diplomatic feud
Talks held at the request of the French side apparently saw Paris work to put the brakes on an attempt by Nissan to review the alliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2018
Carlos Ghosn's close aide Greg Kelly drafted documents on deferred pay: sources
Greg Kelly, a close aide of ousted Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, had prepared over the span of several years documents outlining plans for the top executive to receive part of his pay after retirement, sources with knowledge of the matter said Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Dec 1, 2018
Carlos Ghosn's arrest is more about Japanese criminal justice than corporate governance
A 'hostage-based' criminal justice system, second arrests and trial by public all play a part in a case that the world is watching.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2018
Japan under scrutiny over ousted Nissan chief's continued detention after arrest
Questions and concerns about Japan are swirling internationally over its treatment of ousted Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, whose detention was extended following his arrest last week over alleged financial misconduct.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 1, 2018
Nissan with no Carlos Ghosn may portend new normal of lower U.S. sales
Nissan Motor Co. may be a smaller player in the U.S. auto market without its longtime leader. Sales that were already slipping much of this year probably tailed off again in November, the month the carmaker ousted Carlos Ghosn as chairman.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 1, 2018
France's Emmanuel Macron and Abe seek to avert Renault-Nissan row
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discuss ways to avert a diplomatic row over the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance following the recent arrest of its chairman, Carlos Ghosn.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2018
Tokyo court OKs extended detention of Carlos Ghosn by prosecutors
A Tokyo court on Friday approved a request from prosecutors to extend the detention of former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, after he was arrested last week for alleged financial misconduct, an official said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2018
Japan says no decision yet on whether Abe and Macron will meet at G20
No meeting has been set yet between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his French counterpart, a government spokesman said Friday, after media reported that President Emmanuel Macron had requested a meeting to discuss the Nissan-Renault alliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2018
Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi agree to be 'fully committed' to alliance
The top executives of Nissan Motor Co., Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. agreed Thursday to remain "fully committed" to their three-way alliance, even after the arrest of its powerful leader Carlos Ghosn for alleged financial misconduct.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
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Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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