Seiko Hashimoto, minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, appeared to be a promising candidate for the new president of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The previous president, Yoshiro Mori, announced his resignation to take responsibility for comments he made that were widely seen as sexist.
The organizing committee will set up a candidate review committee to select a new president.
"Hashimoto is a good choice to be president because she is a former Olympic athlete and also has administrative experience," said a senior official.
However, to ensure transparency, the organizing committee will place importance on the discussions at the candidate review committee. If Hashimoto succeeds Mori as president, she will have to resign from the Cabinet.
Hashimoto told the press Friday that she had never been approached to succeed Mori as president.
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