TOKYO -- The Japanese government announced on Friday that it will reopen borders for business people and students, starting on Monday.

The country will lift the entry ban for business people, students and technical trainees.

For business people who are fully vaccinated, the mandatory self-isolation period will be cut to a minimum three days.

Tourists are outside the scope of the latest move.

As many as 370,000 people are waiting to enter the country. They have already been issued entry visas, but have been barred from entering the country. Of the total, 150,000 are students and 110,000 are technical trainees.

Once the restrictions are lifted, these people will be allowed in gradually. The government expects the number of business people traveling to Japan to increase as a result of the new measures.

The easing measures are conditional upon the receiving organizations taking steps to make sure the visitors follow the protocol for infection prevention. The organizations include businesses and universities.

They are required to submit implementation plans to relevant regulators, such as the industry, education or farm ministries.

Toshihiro Nagahama, chief economist at the Dai-ichi Life Research Institute, estimates that the easing will boost gross domestic product by about 830 billion yen per year, spurred by more people entering Japan and spending.