The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare confirms the first case of COVID-19 in Japan.

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Government ministry of Japan

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is a cabinet level ministry of the Japanese government. It is commonly known as Kōrō-shō (厚労省) in Japan. The ministry provides services on health, labour and welfare.

COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

The COVID-19 pandemic in Japan has resulted in 33,803,572 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 74,694 deaths, along with 33,728,878 recoveries.

January 15

Day of the year

January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 350 days remain until the end of the year.