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Abe Plays Golf as Japan Officials Stay Silent Over Ghosn Escape
By Isabel Reynolds
January 2, 2020, 5:16 AM EST
Updated on January 2, 2020, 6:49 PM EST
Escape came to light during country’s most important holidays
Japan’s government silent for more than two days after report

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Since news emerged on New Year’s Eve that fallen auto titan Carlos Ghosn skipped bail and fled the country, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been camped out in a luxury Tokyo hotel, sharing meals with family, hitting the gym and even playing golf.

The routine, seen in detailed schedules published by major Japanese media outlets, is nothing unusual for the prime minister during the country’s most important holiday of the year. But it’s particularly notable after the dramatic escape of the leading figure in one of Japan’s most high-profile white-collar criminal cases ever.

Abe has made no public comment on Ghosn since he fled, and neither have any of his ministers. Officials at the prime minister’s office and the foreign ministry repeatedly declined to comment when reached by email or phone. Japan goes back to work on Jan. 6.

“It is a rather embarrassing situation, no matter how it played out,” said Jeff Kingston, a professor of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan Campus who writes frequently about Japanese politics. “I’d say the Japanese government is trying to turn the page and let a bad story die. The smart way would be let the prosecutors, the police and immigration deal with it, because they are the ones who fell down on the job.”

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Abe has already seen his popularity fall in recent months due to a series of scandals that have affected his government. Still, he has repeatedly weathered similar setbacks since taking office to become the country’s longest-serving premier.
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