Disaster-Hit Fukushima to Host Baseball Games at 2020 Olympics

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The Kaiseizan Baseball Stadium in Fukushima, a candidate venue for the baseball and softball tournaments during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Japan?s disaster-hit Fukushima prefecture will host some baseball and softball games at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, at a site about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant.
The 2020 Games have been tainted by controversy, with Japan?s initial jubilation over its winning bid fading amid a series of scandals.
The base of the cleanup of the Fukushima nuclear plant is set to be returned to its original use as the training camp for the Japanese national soccer team.
In December, organizers announced a budget of between $15 billion and $16.
8 billion for the 2020 Games, backing the new governor?s pledge to cut costs that had been projected to exceed 3 trillion yen ($26.
5 billion).