日本芸術院、新会員につげ義春さんら９人　新分野「マンガ」から２人

　功績のある芸術家を顕彰する日本芸術院（高階秀爾院長）は２２日、新会員に漫画家のつげ義春＝本名柘植義春＝（８４）、ちばてつや＝本名千葉徹弥＝（８３）両氏を含む９人を選んだと発表した。漫画家が選ばれたのは初めて。作家の五木寛之氏（８９）、指揮者の小澤征爾氏（８６）も選出した。
　今回から「マンガ」「写真・映像」などの分野も対象となった。これまでは現会員が選出してきたが、「閉鎖的」との指摘を受け、文化庁が選んだ外部有識者が候補者の推薦に加わった。文部科学相が３月１日付で発令し、会員数は１０３人となる。会員は非常勤の国家公務員で、２５０万円の年金が支給される。（2022/02/22-17:05）

Manga artists are set to become members of the Japan Art Academy for the first time, the honorary institution for artists said Tuesday.
   Cartoonists Yoshiharu Tsuge, 84, and Tetsuya Chiba, 83, are among the nine people chosen to become new members of the academy this time. The other seven include author Hiroyuki Itsuki, 89, and conductor Seiji Ozawa, 86.
   Following the addition of the nine, set to take effect March 1, the academy will have 103 members.
   From this time, the fields of manga and photographic and visual arts have joined the list of areas from which new candidates for the academy are chosen.
   In addition, outside experts picked by the Cultural Affairs Agency participated in the candidate selection process. They were added in response to complaints that the process was closed.