Yamaha warns musicians not to climb in instrument cases after Ghosn
escape
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[January 14, 2020]
By Tim Kelly
TOKYO (Reuters) - Yamaha Corporation, has
warned people not to try and squeeze inside musical instrument cases
after reports former Nissan Motor boss Carlos Ghosn fled Japan concealed
inside in one.
"We won't mention the reason, but there have been many tweets about
climbing inside large musical instrument cases. A warning after any
unfortunate accident would be too late, so we ask everyone not to try
it," the Japanese company said in a post on its twitter account on Jan.
11.
Ghosn, who is accused of hiding earnings, transferring investment losses
to Nissan and misappropriating company funds, escaped from Japan at the
end of December for Lebanon. Japanese authorities have vowed to pursue
him and have issued an international wanted notice for him and his wife
Carole.
The former auto executive and fugitive has declined to reveal how he
slipped past Japanese airport security, or confirm media reports
accomplices smuggled him through a private jet lounge in Kansai Airport
in western Japan hidden in large speaker box that was too large to fit
through the facility's X-ray scanner.
Earlier reports, which Ghosn has dismissed, said he was carried out of
his home in Tokyo in a double bass case.
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Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn gestures during a news
conference at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut, Lebanon
January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
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Yamaha, which makes instruments and equipment ranging from pianos
and double basses to drums and heavy duty speakers, thanked people
in second tweet for liking its first post, which was retweeted more
than 50,000 times. It also reminded followers again that instrument
cases are designed for instruments and not people.
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(Reporting by Tim Kelly; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
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