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Nissan could send off the aging R35-generation GT-R with a limited-edition model with upwards of 710 hp.

There isn't much to discuss on the surface here, but news that Honda is preparing its second electric car is of great interest to us. The company's first EV — the Honda E — is not sold in America, and based on how Honda is framing this car, it won't be sold in the U.S. either.

Honda's teaser image is a preview of a concept car that will be fully revealed at the Beijing Motor Show. Honda says it indicates "the direction of the future mass-production model of the Honda brand's first EV to be introduced in China." The teaser is posted to Honda's global news site, but not its North American site, suggesting even further that this car isn't meant for us.

Japan has hit a record high in daily coronavirus infections for a third day in a row. Officials say more than 1,500 cases were confirmed on Friday.

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo said, "We are closely watching the situation with a sense of high alert. We are prioritizing testing. We will conduct tests extensively to detect and isolate virus carriers."

Japan has hit a new daily record of coronavirus infections. Nearly 1,500 cases were confirmed on Friday, and the figure is expected to rise further by the end of the day.

Tokyo also saw a record high number of cases, 463. That brings the total number of infections in the capital to nearly 12,700 with more than half coming in July.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is reporting another record for newly confirmed infections for a second day in a row.

The trend is compelling local officials to urge residents to do what they can to contain the spread of the virus.

The PV for MIYAVI's song "Bang!" has been uploaded onto YouTube. 

"Bang!" can be found in MIYAVI's latest album "Holy Nights," which dropped on April 22. It's currently being used as the CM song for Rakuten Mobile. The music video begins with a high schooler listening to music on her smartphone, then transported to another world through the device. 

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has confirmed 47 new cases of coronavirus infection, another daily high.

Government officials made the announcement at a news conference on Thursday.

Japanese authorities say nearly 100 people were confirmed on Tuesday to be infected with the new coronavirus, including one person under the age of 20.

Three men in Tokyo are among the new cases.

Japan's health ministry says another one of its officials who had been working on the quarantined cruise ship docked in Yokohama, near Tokyo, is confirmed to have the new coronavirus.

The man in his 50s had been gathering information on the virus-stricken Diamond Princess to relay to the ministry between Tuesday and Saturday.

Japan's health ministry says another 44 cases of new coronavirus infection have been confirmed on the cruise ship Diamond Princess.

This brings the number of passengers and crew members found to have been infected with the virus to 218.