Full Article Published on March 21st, 1984.

HEADLINE: AROUND THE WORLD; KIDNAPPED EXECUTIVE IN JAPAN MANAGES TO FLEE

Katsuhisa Ezaki, a candy company executive, worked loose the ropes on his hands and feet and fled today, 65 hours after kidnappers had seized him from his bathtub and demanded a ransom of cash and gold.

After having escaped, Mr. Ezaki telephoned the police and was picked up at a railroad cargo terminal. He was barefoot and his mouth was slightly injured, apparently from a gag. The kidnappers had demanded $4.4 million in cash and 100 kilograms of gold.

Mr. Ezaki's concern, Ezaki Glico Company, based in Osaka, is a major maker of chocolates, caramels, ice cream and biscuits.