Nissan board due to question CEO Hiroto Saikawa on 2013 house purchase
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa is due to be questioned by the board on Monday about allegations by a former senior executive that he broke company rules to pay for a house in Tokyo, according to people familiar with the matter. Saikawa ...
Two tankers targeted by unidentified attackers in Gulf of Oman
The incident unfolded during Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Iran for talks with the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani.
Japanese prosecutors ask judges to question Carlos Ghosn's wife
Prosecutors in Tokyo have asked judges to question Carlos Ghosn's wife in connection with funds allegedly misappropriated by the former Nissan Motor chairman, sources said Sunday. Tokyo prosecutors are considering questioning Ghosn's wife, Carole, over an allegation that part of the automaker's sales incentive payments ...
Carlos Ghosn suspected of redirecting Nissan money to himself via Oman
Nissan Motor’s savior is now suspected of redirecting money that the carmaker paid to an Omani distributor to himself instead, sources say.
Renault alerts prosecutors over suspicious Oman dealer payments under Carlos Ghosn
Renault SA has alerted French prosecutors to payments made to a Renault-Nissan business partner in Oman under former Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn, according to three sources. This follows an internal investigation by the French carmaker after Ghosn's November arrest in Tokyo for suspected financial misconduct ...
Japan booked a ticket to the knockout stage of the Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday with a 1-0 win over Group F opponent Oman, but the four-time champion was once again less than convincing. Relying on a first-half penalty from Genki ...
50 wounded Houthi rebels evacuated to Oman ahead of Yemen peace talks as U.N. envoy visits
The U.N.'s Yemen envoy visited rebel-held Sanaa on Monday as wounded insurgents were flown out of the capital for medical treatment, a key step towards bringing warring parties to the negotiating table in Sweden. A U.N. source said efforts were being made to reopen Sanaa ...
The Japanese and Omani foreign ministers agreed Wednesday that the two countries will work together to maintain maritime order amid China's growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region, Japanese officials said. The agreement was reached as Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi ...
Honda sweats on place in World Cup qualifier against Saudis
National team manager Vahid Halilhodzic has warned star player Keisuke Honda that he is not guaranteed of a starting place when Japan takes on Saudi Arabia in a crucial World Cup qualifier next Tuesday. Honda started Japan's 4-0 friendly win over Oman at Kashima Stadium ...
Japan's Osako delivers two-goal performance in rout of Oman
Yuya Osako scored a double on his return to the national team as Japan warmed up for next week's World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia with a 4-0 friendly win over Oman on Friday. Osako had not appeared for Japan since a 0-0 home draw ...
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa is an injury doubt for Japan's World Cup qualifying warm-up against Oman in Kashima on Friday. Kagawa trained separately from the main group after arriving back in Japan and skipped Wednesday's session because of a sore right ankle, although he ...
Halilhodzic names Osako to squad for friendly, World Cup qualifier
Cologne striker Yuya Osako returned to the national team fold as Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic on Friday named his squad for next week's friendly against Oman and a crunch final-round World Cup qualifier against Group B leader Saudi Arabia in Saitama on Nov. 15. Halilhodzic ...
