Commentary / Japan Sep 10, 2019
Nissan, Ghosn and Japan's legal double standards
Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa's fate suggests it's riskier to be a foreign executive in Japan when trouble is afoot.
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Commentary / World Jul 5, 2019
How Iacocca created the celebrity CEO, for better or worse
Saving Chrysler was a big accomplishment, but Iacocca's legacy is more about making the covers of Time and Newsweek.
Commentary / Japan Jun 28, 2019
Carlos Ghosn's wife has a message for the G20
She wants the world leaders gathered in Osaka to notice how Japan's "hostage justice" system has mistreated Nissan's ex-chairman.
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?
Commentary / World Dec 2, 2018
Only American sedans are dead
The supremacy of Japanese cars has been 40-plus years in the making.
Commentary / World Nov 27, 2018
The easiest way to fix Facebook? Break it up
U.S. shouldn't be afraid of busting up a social-media giant that's grown too powerful.
Commentary / World Aug 28, 2018
Trump's Mexico trade deal reveals another deficit
It never fails to amaze how little Donald Trump, that lifelong businessman, understands about business.
Commentary / World Aug 4, 2018
The one man Putin can't get out of his head
Bill Browder says renewed threats from Russia mean his efforts to punish its kleptocrats are working.
Commentary / World Jan 20, 2018
Bitcoin fans: Digital currency is still a dream
We've been waiting for decades for someone to invent a currency for online purchases. And we still are.