Olympic baseball matches will be held in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, an area devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

　　东京奥运会的棒球比赛将在日本福岛进行，这里是2011年发生大地震、海啸和核电事故的所在地。

　　The Azuma Baseball Stadium in Fukushima city will host at least one baseball and one softball match, Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said on Friday.

　　福岛县营吾妻球场将举办至少一场棒球和垒球比赛，东京奥组委主席森喜朗星期五表示。

　　The city is about 100km (62 miles) from the nuclear plant hit by the tsunami, causing a triple meltdown.

　　这里距离被海啸袭击并引发了三重危机的核电站仅100公里(62英里)。

　　It was the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

　　这是自1986年切尔诺贝利灾难以来，最严重的核事故。

　　Fukushima has suffered lasting stigma since the disaster, with many shunning produce from the region over fears of nuclear contamination.

　　自这次灾难以来，福岛市长期遭受着耻辱，许多人因担心核污染而避开这个区域的产品。

　　The move to hold matches in the prefecture will help boost the region, Mr Mori said.

　　森喜朗表示，在这个地点举办比赛，将有利于推动该地区的灾后重建。

　　"Tokyo 2020 is a showcase for the recovery and reconstruction of Japan from the disaster of March 2011, so in many ways we would like to give encouragement to the people, especially in the affected area."

　　“东京2020奥运会是日本向世界展示其自2011年3月灾难发生后恢复重建的成果，所以我们会在许多方面鼓励民众，尤其是在受影响区域的人们。”

　　He added that the baseball match was likely to be the first of the 2020 Games, hosting the sport for the first time since 2008. Baseball is Japan’s most popular sport.

　　他补充说，棒球比赛很有可能会是2020奥运会的第一场比赛，自2008年以来，第一次加入到赛事中。棒球也是日本最流行的运动。

　　The decision was welcomed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, which called it a "tremendous honour and a duty" in a statement distributed by Tokyo 2020 officials.

　　这个决定也受到了世界棒球垒球联盟的欢迎，在东京2020发布的一份官方声明中，称其是“极大的荣誉和责任”。

　　Despite extensive decontamination work, a few areas of Fukushima prefecture are still off-limits to the public.

　　尽管做了大量的净化工作，福岛的部分区域仍然禁止公众进入。

（编辑：何莹莹）