Tokyo officials say 187 people died of heatstroke in August in the Japanese capital. Of those people, 178 passed away indoors.

The Medical Examiner's Office says 95 percent of those who perished indoors were not using air conditioners.

A teenager has been arrested after two people were shot dead during protests in the US state of Wisconsin over the police shooting of a black man.

Protests have been continuing after Jacob Blake was critically injured when he was shot in the back seven times at close range on Sunday in the city of Kenosha.

Officials in Tokyo say 28 people died of heatstroke in the city during the eight-day period from August 12 to August 19. That brings the total number of fatalities this month to 131.

The Medical Examiner's Office says that 11 of the 28 victims were in their 70s. Ten were in their 80s. It says about 80 percent of the victims were at least 70 years old.

Two deaths from the coronavirus were confirmed in Japan on Monday, bringing the nationwide total to 1,001. The tally includes 13 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was docked just outside the capital earlier this year.

The latest two were in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture.

Japan's health authorities say the country saw 70 new cases of the coronavirus and nine deaths on Sunday.

The number of confirmed infections stands at 15,847.

Japan's health authorities say the country saw 65 new cases of the coronavirus and eight deaths on Sunday.

The number of confirmed infections stands at 15,842.

Health authorities in Japan have confirmed the first death from the coronavirus in the country's northeastern Tohoku region.

The Miyagi prefectural government said on Saturday the deceased had received treatment after testing positive for the virus.

A team of experts in Japan says more than 400,000 people would die from the new coronavirus nationwide if no measures are taken to contain infections.

The health ministry set up the team to help halt the spread of the virus. They reported their estimate on Wednesday.