President George H. W. Bush threw up all over the Prime Minister of which country?

President George H. W. Bush while at a state dinner threw up all over the Prime Minister of Japan. The facts are as follows. It was on January 8, 1992, about 8:20 p.m JST, while attending a banquet hosted by the Prime Minister of Japan, Kiichi Miyazawa that U.S. President George H. W. Bush fainted, after vomiting in Miyazawa's lap.

This event is one of the most memorable gaffes in the history of the United States presidency.