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Ghosn flirted with Hollywood, then delivered a plot twist
New York Times, Published on 03/01/2020
» TOKYO: Carlos Ghosn, the fallen head of the Nissan-Renault auto alliance, didn’t know much about making movies, but he seemed willing to learn.
Why Japan desperately needs criminal-justice reform
News, Noah Smith, Published on 14/12/2018
» Japan's police recently threw the chairman of Nissan Motor Co, one of the country's largest auto manufacturers, into a jail cell. Carlos Ghosn, a Brazilian-born executive with French and Lebanese citizenship, has been accused of falsifying financial reports and hiding US$44 million (1.4 trillion baht) of personal income.
Japan's internet maverick new target: $180 steaks
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/10/2017
» TOKYO: Japan’s corporate enfant terrible Takafumi Horie built one of the country’s most successful internet businesses, stood for parliament, went to prison and started a space company that aims to put the country’s first privately funded rocket into orbit. Now he has a new frontier: cattle.
Beefing up, Japanese-style
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 21/04/2017
» Two of Japan's most acclaimed restaurants are to join forces with Thailand's high-end island resort for a special gastronomic affair from May 2-3.
Flamboyant former Japanese Internet tycoon leaves jail
AFP, Published on 27/03/2013
» Japan's one-time maverick Internet tycoon Takafumi Horie used Twitter Wednesday to announce his release from prison after serving nearly two years for accounting fraud.
Japan's Livedoor founder fallen Internet star
AFP, Published on 26/04/2011
» In under a decade, Ferrari-driving maverick tycoon Takafumi Horie built one of Japan's top Internet empires with a brash business style that earned him stardom but few friends in the establishment.