Japan marks three years since the first COVID-19 case was first confirmed in Japan
epa10408745 Commuters walk through a corridor at Shinjuku business district in Tokyo, Japan, 16 January 2023. At a press conference on 16 January, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said that the government is preventing the spread of infection while keeping socioeconomic activities to be carried out as close to normal as possible. Three years have passed since the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Japan and the health ministry said the country recorded about 31 million cases and over 62,000 fatalities. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON
