Opinion Japan The Carlos Ghosn case shines a light into the dark corners of Japanese justice Jeff Kingston The former Nissan boss is right to point the finger at a legal system that the UN has described as ‘medieval’ Former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn. Photograph: Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images In a long and detailed… Continue reading The Carlos Ghosn case shines a light into the dark corners of Japanese justice | Jeff Kingston
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Carlos Ghosn likens arrest to Pearl Harbor as he faces media
Carlos Ghosn Runaway former Nissan chair says he is victim of ‘inhumane system of hostage justice’ Carlos Ghosn press conference – live updates Play Video ‘I am innocent’: Carlos Ghosn blames Nissan conspiracy for arrest in Japan – video The former Nissan-Renault chair Carlos Ghosn has likened his arrest by Japanese prosecutors to Pearl Harbor… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn likens arrest to Pearl Harbor as he faces media
Carlos Ghosn to make first public appearance since Japan escape
Carlos Ghosn At press conference in Lebanon the former Nissan boss may reveal how he jumped bail Carlos Ghosn has argued that his arrest was proof that the Japanese justice system was guilty of double standards. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Carlos Ghosn is to make his first public appearance since his extraordinary escape from Japan, where… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn to make first public appearance since Japan escape
Banning cars alone is not the answer | Letters
Transport policy Banning cars alone is not the answer Christian Vassie and Rachel White shed light on how York is tackling the climate emergency, while Dick Follows believes city centres should be freed from the tyranny of cars ‘York declared a climate emergency in March 2019 and the cross-party climate change committee is charged with… Continue reading Banning cars alone is not the answer | Letters
Aston Martin warns on profits after ‘very disappointing’ year
Aston Martin Sales of carmaker’s Vantage model have been weak but it has high hopes for DBX SUV Aston Martin is counting on strong sales of its DBX SUV model to turn the company around. Photograph: RVT3/Aston Martin The luxury carmaker Aston Martin has issued its second profit warning in 12 months after flagging a… Continue reading Aston Martin warns on profits after ‘very disappointing’ year
Carlos Ghosn ‘caught bullet train’ during escape from Japan
Carlos Ghosn Border controls tightened as Japan investigates how ex-Nissan boss skipped bail Carlos Ghosn at a detention house in Tokyo following his release on bail on 25 April. Photograph: JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images Reports have emerged about how the fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn managed to jump bail in Japan, as the… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn ‘caught bullet train’ during escape from Japan
Carlos Ghosn’s network of influence made it ‘easy to flee’ Japan, say prosecutors
Japan The businessman should have been kept in jail, prosecutors claim, because he had ‘financial power and foreign bases’ Journalists crowd outside a house in Beirut thoughtto be where former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has been living since leaving Japan. Photograph: Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images Carlos Ghosn should have been kept in jail because… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn’s network of influence made it ‘easy to flee’ Japan, say prosecutors
Carlos Ghosn prepares to speak as Japan comes to terms with saviour who fled
Japan Wife dismisses reports husband escaped inside an instrument case as world awaits full explanation from fugitive Carlos Ghosn and his wife Carole in Tokyo last year. Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images The world will have to wait until next week for what could be the only definitive account of how Carlos Ghosn managed to leave… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn prepares to speak as Japan comes to terms with saviour who fled
Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan ‘hiding in a musical instrument case’
Carlos Ghosn His ‘big adventure’ reportedly involved his wife, a Gregorian band and ex-special services A policeman leaves the Beirut residence of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn on 31 December. Photograph: Maya Alleruzzo/AP Carlos Ghosn reportedly fled house arrest in Japan in a musical instrument case, in an audacious Hollywood movie-style escape masterminded by his… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan ‘hiding in a musical instrument case’
Carlos Ghosn’s escape puts spotlight on the former aide left behind
Carlos Ghosn Ex-Nissan boss’s flight to Lebanon also renews focus on Japan’s much-criticised justice system Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn escorted as he walks out of the Tokyo Detention House following his release on bail in April 2019. Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images Carlos Ghosn is apparently beyond the reach of Japanese justice after… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn’s escape puts spotlight on the former aide left behind