A Japanese defense unit specializing in outer space disclosed on Wednesday contents of its training. The unit will become fully operational in fiscal 2023.

The Space Operations Squadron was launched in May to protect Japanese satellites from foreign attack and space debris. The Self-Defense Forces rely on satellites for reconnaissance and communication.

Training for volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which have been postponed to next year due to the coronavirus, has resumed online.

Training for some 80,000 volunteers called "field casts," who will mainly work at competition venues, started in October last year. But it was suspended in February due to the outbreak and resumed online this month.

Players of Major League Baseball teams have gathered at their home ballparks before resuming training on Friday or later.

The 2020 MLB regular season opens on July 23 or 24. The season was originally scheduled to start on March 26, but postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.