宮崎駿成為三鷹市名誉市民

Recently Excite News reported the following:

東京都三鷹市は２２日、アニメ映画監督で「三鷹の森ジブリ美術館」（三鷹市）館主の宮崎駿氏（６９）を名誉市民に決定したと発表した。１１月３日に名誉市民証書の贈呈式を行う。三鷹市は理由として「作品が国際的に高い評価を受け、第一人者として活躍しており、美術館を自らプロデュースして初代館主に就任した」ことを挙げている。また国立天文台（同市）の初代台長古在由秀氏（８２）も名誉市民に決定。

On the 22nd, it was announced that Tokyo Mitaka city had decided that animated cartoon movie director Hayao Miyazaki (69) being the head of "Forest Ghibli museum in Mitaka" (Mitaka city) would become the honorary citizen. The presentation ceremony of the honored citizen certificate would be held on November 3. Mitaka city had listed out the reasons that included "The work received the high appraisal internationally, he took an active part as the founder, in establishing the museum and assuming the position as head of the museum". Moreover, it was decided that Furuari the founder of the National Astronomical Observatory (same city) (82) also became the honorary citizen.

I would like to offer my congratulations to Hayao Miyazaki.