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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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.
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Most of the 30 or so participants took to the stage, yelling "I love you" or "Let me be with you."
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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.
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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.
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But for those who have a special someone in their lives, the "Love Message Yelling Event" helped give relationships a boost.
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"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.
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Other participants said they found the event emotionally liberating.
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"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."
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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."
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每年的这个时候，东京的空气里都洋溢着爱的气息，很多日本人会在这一天勇敢地喊出他们对配偶、伴侣甚至对自己的爱。这一活动还会在全国电视台播出。
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日本人传统上更注重含蓄内敛，不够直率，但东京居民山名清贵说，这并不意味着日本人不懂浪漫。山名清贵在婚姻破裂后发起了这项名为“喊出你的爱”的活动。
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山名说：“日本男性给人的主要印象就是‘工作狂’，不过我想告诉全世界的人们，日本男性其实非常浪漫。”
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这一活动于1月31日“爱妻日”前一天在东京市中心的日比谷公园举行，由一个爱妻协会民间组织共同举办。
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当天共有约30人参与了这一活动，其中大部分人都走上台，大声喊出“我爱你”或“我要和你在一起”等爱的宣言。
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其中有一些宣言和严峻的经济形势有关。一名男子一年多前失业，他流着泪哽咽着感谢妻子这段时间以来对他不离不弃。
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近年来日本单身人士的数量持续上升，这一方面是因为女性的经济能力增强，另一方面是因为社会对婚姻的态度发生了变化，认为婚姻无论对于男性还是女性来说，都不再是一个必然的选择。
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不过对于那些拥有真爱的人们来说，“喊出你的爱”活动有助于增进感情。
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38岁的菊池彩子听到丈夫兼一在台上对她喊“彩子，我爱你”后握着丈夫的手说：“我的内心十分兴奋。我真的很感动。”
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其他参与者说他们觉得这一活动可以让情感得到释放。
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27岁的商人长健三郎对他的未婚妻喊道：“永远和我在一起。我爱你。”他说：“喊完后我觉得神清气爽，所以，从现在开始，我要直接对我的女人说我爱她，只不过不会这么大声。”
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一名身穿和服的未婚女子坦称她最爱自己。一名期待找到伴侣的单身男子大声喊道：“无论哪位，快点……就现在。”这通喊话逗乐了台下的观众。
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