Case allegedly hiding Ghosn wasn't X-rayed at airport

Kansai International under scrutiny as Japan tightens immigration procedures

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Kansai International Airport: Japanese authorities are reviewing screening procedures at the Osaka-area hub following Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)

TAKAHITO MURAOKA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- No X-ray screening was performed on the luggage thought to have hidden former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn at a Japanese airport during his escape from the country, a source familiar with the matter told Nikkei on Sunday.

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