Japan plans to relax a rule limiting the size of crowds at professional sports, music and other events later this month amid signs that coronavirus cases are decreasing nationwide, government sources said.
Under the current rule, venues are allowed to hold up to 50 percent of their capacity or up to a total of 5,000 people. The government is considering scrapping the 5,000-person cap as early as Sept. 19, the sources said.
The plan will be discussed when a panel of health experts meet on Friday.