Sources close to the matter said that the Japanese government will shorten the quarantine period to seven days from the current 10 for people who have been in close contact with someone infected with the novel coronaviruses.
The highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus is threatening to disrupt essential services, as it spreads rapidly, threatening to disrupt essential services. Japan has 78,920 daily cases of daily coronaviruses for the third consecutive day in a row.
Japan's largest business lobby, the Japan Business Federation, has repeatedly urged the government to shorten the current quarantine period for close contacts.
Why does Japan impose 10 days when the rest of the world only requires five days? Masakazu Tokura, the head of the business lobby, also known as Keidanren, said at a regular press conference on Monday.