Japan continues to seek Carlos Ghosn in Lebanon

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Thursday said his country will continue to seek former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who skipped bail and fled to Lebanon. Japan will take measures to ensure its "criminal justice system can be operated appropriately," Suga told reporters in Tokyo.

He said it was up to the Lebanese government to decide on whether it would extradite Ghosn, who was arrested in November 2018 on financial misconducts allegations. Lebanon last week received an Interpol-issued wanted notice - a non-binding request to law enforcement agencies worldwide that they locate and provisionally arrest a fugitive.

Lebanon and Japan do not have an extradition treaty, and the Interpol notice does not require Lebanon to arrest him. Lebanese authorities have said Ghosn entered the country on a legal passport, casting doubt on the possibility they would hand him over to Japan.