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The calm before the storm happens in countries that are not testing people adequately. The numbers seem to explode when they really start testing.

South Korea is still testing aggressively. Recently they even started re-testing recovered patients. Those who tested positive had their contacts traced and tested too. As long as they remain vigilant, they will not see another big explosion. They seem to have the right attitude.

I’m waiting to see if there will be a little outbreak as a result of the elections they held recently.

Couldn't find a better page, but according to a past version of wikipedia table[1], as of Mar 31, Japan had tested 32,497 people. The US had tested 1,108,500; South Korea, 410,564.

A lot of people were perplexed by Japan's lack of testing. Seems like Japan's strategy (whatever it was) didn't work out in the end.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:COVID-19...

Under testing always fails. You can’t defeat an invisible enemy.

Mysteriously right after the Olympics were postponed.

Nobody believed Japan. Trump had to call Abe to consider postponement and Canada was the first country to announce they wouldn't send their athletics to the summer Olympics in Tokyo on March 22.