Japan's pro baseball, football leagues request ease on spectator cap

Japan's professional baseball and football leagues submitted a joint request to the government on Tuesday asking to ease the 5,000-spectator cap at games amid signs that coronavirus infections are decreasing nationwide.The heads of Nippon Professional Baseball and the J-League revealed in a joint press conference that they are asking to raise the maximum attendance to 20,000 spectators or 50 percent of a venue's capacity, whichever is less."We have been doing well while amending our guidelines to ensure that spectators can enjoy a safe and secure environment. That in itself is being effecti…READ FULL ARTICLE