The Rise and Fall of Carlos Ghosn

<p>Carlos Ghosn, the former head of Nissan, was the rare foreign executive to reach rock-star status in Japan by breaking the rules of its culture. Now, he’s accused of financial wrongdoing at the company he helped save. Guest: Motoko Rich, the Tokyo bureau chief for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>.</p><p>Background reading:</p><ul><li>Mr. Ghosn has been<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/business/carlos-ghosn-carole-wife-japan-nissan-arrest.html" target="_blank"> arrested on charges of financial misconduct</a> at Nissan. He<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/business/carlos-ghosn-nissan-video.html" target="_blank"> said in a video statement that the accusations were part of a plot</a> by company executives to engineer his downfall.</li><li>Mr. Ghosn wasn’t expected to succeed in Japan, a nation known for its distrust of outsiders.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/business/carlos-ghosn-nissan.html" target="_blank"> But he also wasn’t expected to fail like this</a>.</li></ul>