A group of Japanese experts has come up with measures to prevent the coronavirus from spreading from nightlife districts to other areas.

The experts made proposals at Monday's meeting of a government panel on the coronavirus response.

Officials in Tokyo reported 95 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday. It's the first time the figure has dropped below 100 since July 8.

Metropolitan Government officials say about 60 percent of new cases are in their 20s and 30s.

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo spent three and a half hours at a hospital in Tokyo on Monday for medical reasons. He says it was a follow-up to a test he took last week. But the visit adds fuel to concerns the prime minister may be in poor health.

Abe said, " I heard details about my test results and also underwent additional tests. I'll continue to do my best in my work and take all measures to manage my physical condition."

The sweltering heat continued in western Japan and other regions on Monday, with a maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius forecast for some areas.

Meteorological agency officials attribute the hot weather to a high-pressure system covering the main island of Honshu. The mercury soared from the morning in western Japan and the Tokai region.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 95 new cases of coronavirus infection on Monday.

It is the first time since July 8 that the daily tally of infections has been below 100.

Japanese driver Sato Takuma has clinched his second victory in the Indianapolis 500 motor race. He last took the title in 2017.

The 104th running of the Indy 500 took place on Sunday with no spectators in the grandstands. The event in the US state of Indiana had been delayed for about three months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Monday marks one year until the postponed Paralympic Games are scheduled to open in Tokyo. But the coronavirus pandemic is posing challenges for the athletes and the organizations that support them.

The head of the International Paralympic Committee is determined that the Games will go ahead. IPC President Andrew Parsons says the Paralympics will be even more important after the pandemic than before the pandemic.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide says the government will continue to do its best to contain the coronavirus and protect people's lives and health.

Suga said the government has been dealing with the challenge of containing the outbreak since January. He said it will continue to work hard to prevent the explosive increase in infections that has been seen in the US and some European countries.

Music fans have had a rare opportunity to enjoy a live concert during the coronavirus outbreak at a drive-in festival in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

Six groups performed at Sunday's festival in Nagara Town that was organized by an event-planning firm in Tokyo.

Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is visiting a hospital in Tokyo again on Monday. One of his secretaries says it is a follow-up visit scheduled after a one-day checkup Abe underwent a week earlier.

Abe arrived at Keio University Hospital in Shinjuku Ward around 10 a.m.

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's current tenure in office reached 2,799 days on Monday, making him the country's longest consecutive serving prime minister.

The previous record was 2,798 days set by the late Sato Eisaku.

Severe tropical storm Bavi is expected to approach the main island of Okinawa and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Japan on Monday.

People in the areas are advised to stay vigilant for strong winds, high waves, heavy rain and flooding.

The season's first Pacific saury catch has arrived at a port in Hokkaido, northern Japan. But the volume was only about 1 percent of that for same time last year.

Four of 12 boats that set sail from the port in the town of Akkeshi on August 15 returned with the catch on Sunday. The remaining eight did not catch anything.

An annual memorial service was held in Tokyo on Sunday to commemorate the Japanese who died in Soviet detention camps in Siberia and elsewhere after World War Two.

About 100 people observed a moment of silence at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery at a ceremony organized by an association of former internees and bereaved families.