TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei fell 0.2 percent on Tuesday after the yen hit a fresh 15-year high against the dollar, knocking the stock benchmark from a three-week closing peak logged the day before.
Caution ahead of the results from Japan's ruling party leadership vote also weighed on the Nikkei. The vote, in which powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa is challenging Prime Minister Naoto Kan, may reset the country's fiscal priorities.
The benchmark Nikkei fell 22.51 points to 9,299.31. It rose 0.9 percent on Monday to its highest close since Aug. 19.
The broader Topix declined 0.3 percent to 834.87. (Reporting by Shinichi Saoshiro; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)