An area set up inside Narita International Airport where arriving passengers wait to get their coronavirus test results is seen in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on March 14, 2021. (Mainichi)

       TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is planning to shorten the COVID-19 quarantine period for vaccinated businesspeople from overseas upon their entry into the country to three days, a government official said Tuesday.

       The eased quarantine rules, to be introduced possibly from Monday amid a continued drop in coronavirus infections nationwide, will apply to short-term business travelers, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

       Currently, vaccinated travelers are required to undergo a 10-day quarantine period upon entering the country.

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