Japan court OK's Nissan ex-Chairman Ghosn's release on bail

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo District Court approved the release of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn on 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) bail on Tuesday, although the end of his four months of detention in Japan was delayed when prosecutors appealed that decision.Prosecutors filed their objection to Ghosn’s release within hours of the announcement he was going to be granted bail.A lawyer for Ghosn said he would not be able to leave the Tokyo Detention Center until Wednesday at the earliest, even if the appeal is rejected, because bail procedures can’t be done at night.The acceptance of Ghosn’s request for bail, his third, came a day after the lawyer, Junichiro Hironaka, said he was confident the auto executive would gain his release.Hironaka, who recently joined Ghosn’s defense team, is famous for winning acquittals in Japan, a nation where the conviction rate is 99 percent.Hironaka said Monday that he had offered new ways to monitor Ghosn after his release, such as camera surveillance.