Nissan declined to comment on the bail decision, saying it was a matter for courts and prosecutors
Ghosn contends he is innocent of falsifying financial reports because the compensation he is alleged to have under-reported was never paid or decided upon
Being out on bail would allow Ghosn to spend more time with his defense team and prepare for a trial that's still likely months away
Under his bail terms, Ghosn is banned from leaving Japan and must adhere to conditions aimed at preventing him from fleeing or destroying evidence
The appeal will be made to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which is overseen by the UN Human Rights Council
News of the party is the latest evidence of Ghosn's expensive lifestyle to emerge as his time as one of the top executives in the auto industry faces fresh scrutiny following his arrest in Tokyo
Ghosn's new defense team may explore several legal arguments to discredit the state's case both in court and in the media, according to legal experts in Japan
In latest twist to a saga that has gripped Japan and business world since his stunning arrest in November, Ghosn confirmed in a statement from his detention centre that he had hired a new lead counsel
Nissan downgraded its net profit forecast to 410 billion yen for the fiscal year to March, compared with 500 billion yen projected earlier
Ghosn is being held in Japan on charges he under-reported millions of dollars in pay as head of Nissan
Ghosn resigned from his Renault role last week under pressure from the French government following his arrest in Japan
The appointments may begin to ease a Renault-Nissan leadership crisis that erupted after Ghosn's Nov. 19 arrest in Japan and swift dismissal as Nissan chairman
Michelin chief Jean-Dominique Senard could replace Carlos Ghosn as board chairman
His release would allow Ghosn to meet more frequently with his lawyers and defend himself before the board of Renault, where he remains chairman and CEO
If appointed, Senard could temporarily hold both the CEO and chairman positions until Renault holds a shareholder meeting
Ghosn has been indicted for understating his income at Nissan by tens of millions of dollars and transferring personal trading losses to the carmaker
The Japan court had previously refused to release the 64-year-old Franco-Lebanese-Brazilian businessman on the grounds that he could present a flight risk and destroy evidence
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government is moving to dismiss Renault's scandal-hit Chairman and Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn and has requested a board meeting to consider candidates to replace him, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Company investigators are also looking into decisions made in the United States by Jose Munoz who led Nissan's North American operations from 2014 to 2018
Ghosn was charged with aggravated breach of trust for temporarily transferring personal investment losses to Nissan in 2008, and for understating his compensation for three years, from 2015 to 2017