- A woman in her 60s in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, has tested positive for the new coronavirus after disembarking from the quarantined cruise ship docked near Tokyo.
- Sunday marks one month since a de-facto lockdown began for the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan.
- Japanese Emperor Naruhito turned 60 on Sunday. Ahead of its first day, the Emperor held his first news conference since ascending the throne in May last year.