Japan's minister of justice responds to Carlos Ghosn's press conference urging the fugitive former Nissan executive to surrender. Read the full statement here.

Mahmut Geldi/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesFormer chairman of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn speaks during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon on January 08, 2020.

• The Japanese justice minister Mori Masako published a statement responding to a press conference Carlos Ghosn delivered on Wednesday, during which he railed against Nissan and Japan's justice system.
• The statement urges Ghosn to "engage in all possible efforts to make his case within Japan's fair criminal justice proceedings," and "seek justice rendered by a Japanese court."
• Ghosn fled Japan to Beirut, Lebanon, on December 31, 2019, after more than a year shuttling between jail and house arrest on charges of financial misconduct. He has denied any wrongdoing and declared himself a victim of "political persecution."
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Japanese prosecutors have responded to a press conference the fugitive automotive executive Carlos Ghosn delivered on Wednesday morning, Read the full statement below:

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