Japan eases virus rule to allow more people at sports, movie venues

Japan on Saturday relaxed a rule limiting the size of crowds at professional sports matches, movie theaters and other events, in yet another sign of a gradual return to social and economic activities at pre-coronavirus pandemic levels.A professional baseball game between the DeNA BayStars and the Yomiuri Giants at Yokohama Stadium drew a total of 13,106 spectators, making it the first time the number of spectators in domestic sporting events has topped the 10,000 mark since the outbreak of the virus.Both Nippon Professional Baseball and soccer's J-League held matches with over 10,000 specta…READ FULL ARTICLE