ちばてつやさんらと車座　岸田首相、漫画は「成長の源泉」

　岸田文雄首相は１９日、東京都千代田区の明治大米沢嘉博記念図書館・現代マンガ図書館を訪れ、「あしたのジョー」で知られる漫画家のちばてつや（本名千葉徹弥）さんや、「課長島耕作」シリーズの弘兼憲史さんらと漫画文化について車座で意見交換した。
　日本の漫画が国際的に人気を集めていることについて、首相は「日本の未来を考えると、成長の源泉はハードではなくてソフトだと言われている。その重要な存在が漫画だ」と強調。最近読んだ漫画は「鬼滅の刃」だという。（2022/06/19-14:38）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida interacted with manga artists including Tetsuya Chiba, known for Tomorrow's Joe and other works, and Kenshi Hirokane, the author of "Kacho Shima Kosaku" series.
   They exchanged views on manga culture in roundtable-style talks at Contemporary Manga Library, located in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward and run by Meiji University.
   "It is said that when considering Japan's future, the source of the country's growth is soft power, not hard power, with manga playing a pivotal role," Kishida said of Japanese manga's huge popularity abroad.
   Kishida said he recently read "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba," a blockbuster manga series by Koyoharu Gotoge.
   Responding to a participant's comment that French President Emmanuel Macron is a manga fan, Kishida said that he wants to talk about manga culture with the French leader on the occasion of a Group of Seven summit to be held in Germany later this month.