COVID-19
Japan confirms its first COVID-19 case.
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
2020 in Japan
Explore 8 historical events and records for Japan in 2020.
Historical records for Japan in 2020
Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 8 of 8 unique records.
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January
March
COVID-19
Agrees with Olympic officials to postpone the Tokyo Olympics because of COVID-19.
Tokyo Olympics Postponed
Agrees with Olympic officials to postpone the Tokyo Olympics because of COVID-19.
Tokyo Olympics Postponed
Tokyo 2020 organisers accept postponement of the Olympic Games.
April
Venus Super-Rotation
Analysis of Akatsuki data shows that thermal tides play a major role in maintaining Venus's atmospheric super-rotation.
August
Resignation of Shinzo Abe
Announces resignation as Prime Minister because of ill health.
September
Prime Minister
Becomes Prime Minister of Japan after Shinzo Abe resigns.
Other events (month unknown)
Salzburg to Liverpool Signing
Takumi Minamino joined Liverpool from Red Bull Salzburg in January 2020 after impressing against the club in the Champions League group stage.
How these records were prepared
Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.