{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fd0b40a1d6b890908a146ac/5fd0b41e04fa917970e74044?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Rise and Fall of Carlos Ghosn","description":"<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>","author_name":"The New York Times"}