Published 23:02 IST, January 16th 2020

'Playing Ghosn' challenge gaining popularity in Japan, Yamaha issues safety warning

Weeks after former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn was smuggled out of Japan in a big music instrument box, a social media challenge 'Playing Ghosn' is going viral.

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Weeks after former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn was smuggled out of Japan allegedly in a big music instrument box, a social media challenge 'Playing Ghosn' is going viral in country. challenge became so popular that musical instrument manufacturer Yamaha h to issue a statement warning people t to try squeezing mselves into cases meant for instruments. 

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warning came amid growing popularity of 'Playing Ghosn' that requires people to climb into cases as part of challenge and post picture on social media. On Tuesday Yamaha posted a tweet warning people about dangers of this challenge. While posting tweet, Yamaha urged people without mentioning that before it's too late y should stop climbing into musical cases as it is very dangerous.

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challenge grew popular in Japan after former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn escaped country and went to Leban via Turkey in December 2019. Carlos is accused of concealing earnings, transferring investment losses to Nissan and misappropriating company funds. Carlos h been under detention in Japan since vember 2018 before escaping to Leban. Carlos and his wife are wanted in East Asian country for financial misconduct. Here are some of best pictures shared on Twitter in relation to challenge. 

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23:02 IST, January 16th 2020