On December 10, 2018, Nissan Motor's former chairman Carlos Ghosn, another Nissan executive and Nissan itself were indicted for allegedly violating Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA) by filing Annual Securities Reports containing misrepresentations. With the media reporting conflicting accounts and the facts of the case yet to be spelled out in detail, it is too early to safely draw any conclusions about the allegations against Ghosn and his codefendants.

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About the Author

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  Sadakazu Osaki

  Fellow, Head of Research

  Center for Strategic Management & Innovation