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The Carlos Ghosn case: business warfare, economic patriotism and the fate of foreign CEOs in Japan

Nicolas Michelon, Founder & Chief Editor of Asia Power Watch, was invited on March 2, 2020 by Norbert Gehrke, Founder of Tokyo FinTech, to record a podcast in Tokyo about the Carlos Ghosn case and the business and economic warfare behind the legal case. We also touched upon scenarios for the future of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, economic patriotism in Japan, as well as the various successes and failures of foreign CEOs in Japanese companies.

The podcast (“Episode #16”) is also available on Tokyo FinTech’s Medium page, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Overcast, RadioPublic and OwlTail.

Picture credits: Tokyo FinTech

Nicolas Michelon

Nicolas is a corporate geoeconomics and strategic & business intelligence expert with 25 years of experience in the Asia-Pacific region. He advises corporate executives on how to navigate the current geopolitical and geoeconomic environment, mitigate risk and develop prospective scenarios. He is also an Adjunct Professor & Guest Lecturer in geopolitics, geoeconomics and business intelligence at ESCP Business School (France), Galatasaray University (Türkiye), Ecole de Guerre Economique (Paris School of Economic Warfare) and the International University of Monaco.

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