Japan under scrutiny over ousted Nissan chief's continued detention after arrest

Questions and concerns about Japan are swirling internationally over its treatment of ousted Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, whose detention was extended following his arrest last week over alleged financial misconduct.

The arrest of the 64-year-old executive, viewed as the automaker's savior, came out of the blue. Prosecutors were waiting for him as he arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport on a business jet on the evening of Nov. 19.