Members of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party are deciding who will lead them. The vote also effectively decides who will be the country's prime minister after Abe Shinzo steps down.

Three political veterans are hoping to take the helm: Former LDP Secretary-General Ishiba Shigeru, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide, and LDP policy chief Kishida Fumio.

Members of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party are deciding who will lead them - and the country.

The party members are casting their ballots at a Tokyo hotel. The party president chosen will almost certainly win a vote in the Diet to make him the next Prime Minister. He will take over from Abe Shinzo, who is stepping down because of health issues.

Edano Yukio, the inaugural leader of Japan's newly expanded opposition Constitutional Democratic Party, has revealed his choices for party executive positions.

The original CDP will officially merge with another opposition party, the Democratic Party for the People, on Tuesday.

Japan's SoftBank Group has announced that it has agreed to sell leading chip designer Arm to US-based Nvidia in a deal worth up to 40 billion dollars.

SoftBank Group and its Vision Fund will sell all shares in UK-based Arm in a cash and stock deal.

Japanese airlines are offering people a chance to revisit the joys of flying while the coronavirus pandemic limits air travel. They are arranging special sightseeing flights to let passengers enjoy the views from the skies.

Japan Airlines is planning a 3-and-a-half-hour flight that leaves Narita Airport and returns there on September 26. Passengers will be able to enjoy views of the sunset and star-lit sky. They will dine on in-flight meals supervised by noted chefs that are normally served on the carrier's Hawaii route.

Two Japanese tennis players, Kunieda Shingo and Kamiji Yui, have won the wheelchair titles in the men's singles and the women's doubles competitions at the US Open, respectively.

World top-ranked Kunieda clinched the men's singles title for the first time in five years, beating third-ranked Alfie Hewett of Britain in the final on Sunday.

Japanese tennis star Osaka Naomi says she is enjoying her second US Open victory more than she enjoyed her first.

Osaka held an online news conference for Japanese broadcasters on Sunday, one day after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the women's singles final.

Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is choosing its new leader on Monday. Suga Yoshihide, the top spokesperson of the current administration of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, is almost certain to win.

The vote also effectively decides who will be the country's prime minister after Abe, who is stepping down because of health issues.

Japanese film director Kurosawa Kiyoshi says he hopes winning the best director award at the Venice International Film Festival for "Wife of a Spy" will give him a chance to take on new challenges.

Kurosawa spoke to NHK online after becoming the first Japanese person to win the award in 17 years.

Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is choosing its new leader on Monday. The vote also effectively decides who will be the country's prime minister after Abe Shinzo, who is stepping down because of health issues.

The campaign's main focus was on how much each candidate would follow Abe's policies. The coronavirus and its economic fallout drew attention, along with strategies to revitalize rural areas.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 146 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Sunday. The figure has exceeded 100 for the sixth day in a row.

Officials say those who tested positive include children under the age of 10 and people in their 90s.

Japan's transport ministry will allow taxi operators to deliver meals and drinks as part of their regular business. The measure is aimed at supporting the industry, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak.

Taxi operators have been allowed to deliver items from restaurants to customers on a temporary basis since April. The measure was to expire at the end of this month. But the ministry has decided to keep it in place indefinitely from October.

A man was removed from a domestic flight in Japan after refusing to wear a mask on the plane.

Carrier Hokkaido Air System says the crew spotted the man without a mask before takeoff on the flight from Okushiri Airport to Hakodate Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan, at around noon on Saturday.

A group of Japanese researchers says it has succeeded in creating a functional "mini heart," using embryonic stem cells from a mouse.

The group at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, led by Professor Ishino Fumitoshi, cultivated the ES cells by adding a special protein called laminin.