Ghosn was a visible leader in recovery efforts after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami on March 11 , 2011 , one of the worst natural disasters in modern history . On March 29 , 2011 , he made the first of several visits to the hard-hit Iwaki engine plant in Fukushima prefecture , 50 km ( 31 miles ) from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant , and at his direction Nissan restored full operations at the Iwaki factory well ahead of expectations . He appeared on television in Japan to encourage optimism . In May 2011 , Ghosn remained committed to building at least 1 million of Nissan 's cars and trucks in Japan annually
earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Carlos Ghosn