Tag: japan

  • Japan escapee Carlos Ghosn appears to have put on weight

    Former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn, who escaped Japan in January.

    TOKYO — Carlos Ghosn, now hiding out in plain sight in Lebanon, after escaping house detention in Tokyo in January, appears to have gained weight around the midsection, photos online show. Ghosn, 66, bailed out inside a large flight case resembling one of the boxes magicians use when sawing people in half or making them disappear during Japan’s New Year holidays. A former U.S. Green beret and his son are currently being held in the United States in connection with the exciting escape, which will likely make a good movie.

  • Ghosn gone! Jumps Japan bail

    Carlos Ghosn, as himself

    Former Nissan CEO Carlso Ghosn, who was out on bail in Tokyo while awaiting trial on embezzlement charges, is apparently in Beirut, Lebanon, according to The Washington Post. It is unknown how he got there.