At a press conference in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, the constitutional Democratic Party leader Yukio Edano strongly criticized Nissan Motor's former chairman Carlos Ghosn's escape from the country as "a challenge to Japan's legal system." He also called on the Japanese government to explain the circumstances immediately.

"It's a shame for Japan's immigration system” to let this escape happens," said Edano. "I would like the government to explain the situation as soon as possible and conduct the necessary investigation."　

The escape is “a very serious” incident against the sovereignty of the nation. It is not accepted that there is no active government communication or explanation," said the National Democratic Party's Yuichiro Tamaki, reflecting negative of that a negative sense of the opposition parties is prevailing against Ghosn and the government of prime minister Shinzo Abe that has been silent on the issue. 

JIJI Press