Love really takes to the air in Tokyo once a year, when dozens of Japanese shout out their ardor for spouses, partners -- and even themselves -- at an event that's also broadcast on national television.
    
     
    每年的這個時候，東京的空氣里都洋溢著愛的氣息，很多日本人會在這一天勇敢地喊出他們對配偶、伴侶甚至對自己的愛。這一活動還會在全國電視臺播出。
    Japanese have traditionally valued modesty and reticence over outspokenness, but Kiyotaka Yamana, a Tokyo resident who started the "Love Message Yelling Event" after his marriage failed, said that didn't mean they were unromantic.
    日本人傳統(tǒng)上更注重含蓄內(nèi)斂，不夠直率，但東京居民山名清貴說，這并不意味著日本人不懂浪漫。山名清貴在婚姻破裂后發(fā)起了這項名為“喊出你的愛”的活動。
    "The dominant image of Japanese men is of overworked businessmen, but I wanted to tell people around world that Japanese men are actually very romantic," Yamana said.
    山名說：“日本男性給人的主要印象就是‘工作狂’，不過我想告訴全世界的人們，日本男性其實非常浪漫。”
    The event, which precedes "Love Your Wife Day" on January 31, took place at the Hibiya Park in central Tokyo, co-hosted by a citizen group dedicated to devoted husbands.
    這一活動于1月31日“愛妻日”前一天在東京市中心的日比谷公園舉行，由一個愛妻協(xié)會民間組織共同舉辦。
    Most of the 30 or so participants took to the stage, yelling "I love you" or "Let me be with you."
    當天共有約30人參與了這一活動，其中大部分人都走上臺，大聲喊出“我愛你”或“我要和你在一起”等愛的宣言。
    Some of declarations reflected the gloomy economic situation: one husband, his voice choked up with tears, thanked his wife for staying with him although he lost his job more than a year ago.
    其中有一些宣言和嚴峻的經(jīng)濟形勢有關(guān)。一名男子一年多前失業(yè)，他流著淚哽咽著感謝妻子這段時間以來對他不離不棄。
    The increased economic clout of women and changing social attitudes toward marriage, which is no longer seen as necessary for either gender, have kept an increasing number of Japanese single.
    近年來日本單身人士的數(shù)量持續(xù)上升，這一方面是因為女性的經(jīng)濟能力增強，另一方面是因為社會對婚姻的態(tài)度發(fā)生了變化，認為婚姻無論對于男性還是女性來說，都不再是一個必然的選擇。
    But for those who have a special someone in their lives, the "Love Message Yelling Event" helped give relationships a boost.
    不過對于那些擁有真愛的人們來說，“喊出你的愛”活動有助于增進感情。
    "My heart throbbed with excitement. It really touched me," said a 38-year-old Ayako Kikuchi, holding the hand of husband Kenichi who had just finished yelling "Ayako, I love you" on the stage.
    38歲的菊池彩子聽到丈夫兼一在臺上對她喊“彩子，我愛你”后握著丈夫的手說：“我的內(nèi)心十分興奮。我真的很感動。”
    Other participants said they found the event emotionally liberating.
    其他參與者說他們覺得這一活動可以讓情感得到釋放。
    "I feel refreshed after I yell, so, from now on, I'll tell my girl directly that I love her... but not this loud," said a 27-year-old businessman Kenzaburo Cho after telling his fiancée: "Stay with me for all your life. I love you."
    27歲的商人長健三郎對他的未婚妻喊道：“永遠和我在一起。我愛你。”他說：“喊完后我覺得神清氣爽，所以，從現(xiàn)在開始，我要直接對我的女人說我愛她，只不過不會這么大聲。”
    One kimono-clad woman, who said she was unmarried, confessed to the audience that she loved herself the most and a single man who said he wished to have a partner amused the crowd by crying out: "Anybody. Please... right now."
    一名身穿和服的未婚女子坦稱她最愛自己。一名期待找到伴侶的單身男子大聲喊道：“無論哪位，快點……就現(xiàn)在。”這通喊話逗樂了臺下的觀眾。