"He visits me once a month. I visit him for a week at a time, too," Nishi says.
她说："他每个月来看望我一次.我也偶尔去陪他一个星期."
Distance, she explains, helps the couple to miss and appreciate each other; they now plan date nights for the time they spend together.
她解释说,距离有助于双方之间的相互思念和欣赏：为了能有一起度过的时光,他们现在要提前筹划约会的夜晚.
"Our marriage is in good shape. We share two totally different lifestyles."
"我们的婚姻完好无损.我们共同分享着两种完全不同的生活方式."
Graduating from marriage
从婚姻中毕业
The term "sotsukon" was coined in 2004 by Japanese author Yumiko Sugiyama in her book "Sotsukon no Susume" -- "Recommending the Graduation from Marriage."
"卒婚"一词是2004年由日本作家杉山由美子在《推荐卒婚》一书中创造的,意为"从婚姻中毕业".
"In Japan, traditionally the man is the head of the household, and the wife lives under his financial support as a domestic worker," says Sugiyama.
杉山由美子说："在日本传统中,男人是一家之主,妻子则是依靠男人供养的家务劳工."
"I wondered what if each member of the married couple could obtain more freedom to do what they want without getting divorced?"
"我想知道,如果已婚夫妇能够在不离婚的情况下获得更多自由,去做他们想做的事情,会怎么样？"
The imagination of the Japanese public was captured -- particularly that of the housewife -- at a point when changing demographics in the nation were reshaping society.
在日本不断变化的人口状况正在改变社会结构的时刻,公众——尤其是家庭主妇——心中幻想的东西被准确地捕捉到了.
Just one million babies were born in Japan in 2014, according to government figures. That tally is the lowest figure on record in the Asian nation.
根据政府的统计数字,2014年日本只有100万新生儿.这个数字是有相关记录的亚洲国家中最低的.
Furthermore, Japanese women in the same year had the longest life expectancy in the world -- 86.83 years -- according to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.
此外,根据日本厚生劳动省的数据,同年日本妇女的平均寿命为世界之最,达86.83岁.
