The Tokyo District Court decided to allow prosecutors to detain Ghosn until April 14, the court said.
Prosecutors can ask the court to extend the detention for a further 10 days.
The arrest was requested by prosecutors on Friday, a day after Ghosn was taken into custody over a new allegation that he was responsible for Nissan sustaining a $5 million loss.
Ghosn said his fourth arrest was “outrageous and arbitrary”.
The 65-year-old, who served as chairman of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Motors alliance, was first arrested on Nov. 19, charged with financial misconduct and breach of trust.
Thursday’s arrest came nearly a month after he was released on bail from the Tokyo Detention Centre in early March after 108 days in custody.
Ghosn has denied the charges against him.
Arresting a defendant on bail was an “outrageous act that should not happen in a civilised country,” Ghosn’s lawyer, Junichiro Hironaka Hironaka, told a news conference on Thursday.