<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadōkaichin" id="mwEQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Wadōkaichin">Copper coins</a> are minted in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" id="mwEg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Japan">Japan</a> for the first time (Traditional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_calendar" id="mwEw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Japanese calendar">Japanese date</a>: August 10, 708).