「１００人の女性」に日本酒職人　ワクチン開発科学者も―英ＢＢＣ

　【ロンドン時事】人々に感動や影響を与えた世界各国の女性を選ぶ英ＢＢＣ放送の今年の「１００人の女性」が２４日発表され、広島県東広島市安芸津町の今田酒造本店の杜氏（とうじ）、今田美穂さんが選ばれた。
　今田さんは日本酒「富久長」の杜氏。かつて女人禁制とされていた酒蔵で、伝統を引き継ぎつつ数少ない女性杜氏として活躍する様子が評価された。発表を受け、自身のツイッターで「思いがけないニュース。日本酒が世界にさらに広がりますように」と喜びを表した。
　「１００人」には他に、英オックスフォード大の新型コロナウイルスワクチンを開発したサラ・ギルバート同大教授、昨年フィンランド史上最年少の首相となったサンナ・マリン氏らが選ばれた。（2020/11/25-07:26）

A master brewer at a sake brewery in Higashihiroshima in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima was included in British broadcaster BBC's list of the world's 100 influential women of the year released Tuesday.
   Miho Imada, the "toji" chief brewer of Imada Sake Brewery, known for its Fukucho-brand sake products, was included in the list for her contributions as one of the few female toji brewers in Japan in taking over the arts of sake brewing, an area previously known to have barred women's participation.
   In response to the announcement, Imada said on Twitter that it was "unexpected news."
   "I hope that sake will spread further throughout the world," she added.
   Also among the 100 women chosen this year were Sarah Gilbert, a professor at the University of Oxford who developed a novel coronavirus vaccine candidate, and Sanna Marin, who became the youngest prime minister of Finland last year.