The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says officials confirmed 352 new coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital on Saturday.

It is the fourth straight day that the daily tally has exceeded 300.

Here is a look back on Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's more than seven years in office.

Abe rode a massive wave of support for his Liberal Democratic Party back into power in 2012.

Officials in Tokyo say 26 people died of heatstroke in the metropolitan area over nine days through Monday, as a severe heat wave continues to grip Japan.

The Medical Examiner's Office said about 80 percent of the victims were aged 70 or over.

A 2007 Nissan Frontier with over 1 million miles (1.609 million km) under its belt has been officially retired.

The coronavirus continues to spread across Japan. About 1,300 cases were reported on Thursday, setting a new daily record. Tokyo also hit another record with 367 newly confirmed infections.

Governor Koike Yuriko is calling on residents to refrain from going out and drinking in groups.

Japan's Coast Guard says Chinese patrol ships have been spotted just outside Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea for 100 straight days.

Coast guard officials say four Chinese patrol vessels were navigating in the contiguous zone outside the territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands at 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

As someone who spent far too long failing to stick the landing on aircraft carriers in Top Gun, it comes as a bit of a surprise that another Tom Cruise movie almost spawned a video game for the original Nintendo Entertainment System.