解除禁令! 日本女性也可以進入鬥牛場了!

A woman has been allowed to enter a Japanese traditional bullfighting ring for the first time after a ban was lifted in a bid to modernise the sport.

爲了使鬥牛運動現代化，在一項禁令廢除之後，一名女性成爲了獲准進入了日本的鬥牛場的史上第一人。

Yuki Araki accompanied her animal on the opening day of the season in Hokkaido island's Yamakoshi district.

這名名叫荒木有希的女性，和她的動物一起，在北海道島山古志地區舉辦的賽季開幕式上亮相。

Women had previously been banned once the ring was deemed to have been purified with salt and rice wine.

以前，鬥牛場一旦被認爲已經用鹽和米酒淨化後，女性是禁止進入的。

Japanese bullfighting, known as "togyu", differs from the Spanish version in that no bull is killed.

被稱爲“togyu”的日本鬥牛與西班牙的鬥牛的不同之處在於不會殺死公牛。

In recent months Japanese women have spoken out about sexual harassment. Two top officials subsequently resigned over sex scandals.

近幾個月來，日本女性公開談論了性騷擾問題。兩名高級官員隨後因性醜聞而辭職。

"Equality for men and women is a trend of the times," said Katsushi Seki, an official with the Yamakoshi bullfight organisation. "By opening the ring to women, we hope this traditional bullfighting will continue far into the future."

山古志鬥牛組織的官員關麻克志稱：“男女平等是時代的潮流。通過對女性開放鬥牛場，我們希望這種傳統的鬥牛運動可以持續到未來。”