Commentary / Japan Jan 9, 2020
Carlos Ghosn strikes back, and Nissan had better beware
The fugitive ex-CEO goes on the offensive and it's only going to get worse for the company.
Joe Nocera
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Commentary / World Dec 22, 2019
U.S. prefers mass hysteria to sound policy on vaping
Protecting kids from nicotine shouldn't matter more than saving the lives of millions of smokers.
Commentary / World Oct 22, 2019
Jeff Bezos' Amazon needs a leash, not a breakup
It makes sense to increase regulation of the digital giant.
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.
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.