Japan started allowing on Friday up to 5,000 people to attend sporting and other events, despite a recent rise in the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus.Japan's professional baseball and soccer leagues began admitting spectators to games in line with government guidelines that raised the cap on spectators from 1,000.The evening's schedule featured the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants facing the Yakult Swallows among six Nippon Professional Baseball games, although their game in Kobe was rained out. An hour after the baseball games started, the J-League welcomed back f…READ FULL ARTICLE