Discovery of a SARS-CoV-2 variant from the P.1 lineage harboring K417T/E484K/N501Y mutations in Kofu, Japan

•SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance reveals the prevailing lineage in Japan.•Several strains were identified, from the original one to the P.1 lineage in Brazil.•This is the first report identifying P.1 lineage (20 J/501Y.V3) in the city, Japan. In this Journal, Tang and colleagues recently commented on the introduction of the South African SARS-CoV-2 variant 501Y.V2 into the United Kingdom1Tang J.W., Toovey O.T.R., Harvey K.N., Hui D.D.S.:...