Shinzo Abe16 January 2020
Japan confirms its first COVID-19 case.
Japan · Government / Government of Japan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Japan confirms its first COVID-19 case.
Agrees with Olympic officials to postpone the Tokyo Olympics because of COVID-19.
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