Miyazaki Hayao and three other Japanese people are among the 100 most influential people in the world

Miyazaki Hayao

Ueno Chizuku

Miyazaki Hayao was included in the 2024 list of the 100 most influential people in the world, published by the magazine time Wednesday.

Three other characters of Japanese descent are also named. They are sociologist Ueno Chizuko, Hayashi Katsuhiko, a professor at Osaka University, and Iwasaki Akiko, a professor specializing in immunity at Yale University (in Connecticut).

Miyazaki, who won his second Oscar this year for his film The boy and the heronThe American magazine described him as “a completely unique director.”

About Ueno, time She wrote, “Her books have succeeded in spreading feminist ideas in Chinese society, and they are a ray of light in a country where political repression is increasing.”

Professor Hayashi was honored for his work in reproductive biology, because it “provides hope to infertile couples and those of the same sex who wish to have children one day.”

Regarding Iwaki Akiko, he explained that “his research on the effects of long-term Covid has provided a lot of valuable knowledge.”

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