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Carlos Ghosn escaped to Lebanon from Tokyo through public transport

Ghosn then flew flew via Istanbul to Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, which doesn't have an extradition agreement with Japan

former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn
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File photo of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn

Bloomberg Tokyo
Fallen auto titan Carlos Ghosn took public transport — a bullet train — from Tokyo to Osaka before boarding a private jet to escape to Lebanon, broadcaster NTV reported, raising more uncomfortable questions for Japan about how one of the world’s best-known executives managed to pull off a stunning escape.

Japan on Monday vowed to strengthen its border checks and take a closer look at bail practices to prevent such lapses. On the first working day since the country’s traditional year-end holidays, its Justice Minister Masako Mori said the matter is under investigation and steps are already being taken, without giving