Adoring husbands' contest in Tokyo

Adoring husbands' contest in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese men take the stage in Hibiya Park in central Tokyo to shout words of love to their wives in an annual contest on Jan. 29, 2014. The contest is jointly organized by the Japan Aisaika (adoring husbands) Organization and the Tokyo florist shop chain Hibiya Kadan around Jan. 31 every year, as the date can be pronounced aisai, meaning beloved wife in Japanese.

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