Young people might have become used to life with masks, Kawano said.

川野说，年轻人可能已经习惯了戴口罩的生活。

Kawano believes that, culturally, Japanese people may be less likely to smile than Westerners.

川野认为，从文化上讲，日本人可能不如西方人爱笑。

Kawano's company, Egaoiku, which means " smile education, " has customers that include private companies and local governments.

川野的公司名为Egaoiku，意思是“微笑教育”，其客户包括私营公司和地方政府。

Reuters news service said Kawano wondered if the threat of guns might cause people to smile more.

路透社报道称，川野想知道枪支的威胁是否会让人们笑得更多。

Kawano said that Japanese people need to communicate with foreigners with more than just their eyes.

川野说，日本人不仅仅需要用眼睛与外国人交流。

" A smile is only a smile if it's conveyed, " Keiko Kawano, a radio personality-turned-entrepreneur, told The Japan Times.

曾是广播名人的企业家川野惠子告诉《日本时报》：“笑容只有表现在脸上才能算是笑容。

Kawano's services as a smile teacher are seeing increased demand in Japan, where almost everyone wore face coverings such as masks during the pandemic.

川野作为微笑老师所提供的服务在日本的需求越来越大，在疫情期间，几乎每个人都戴着口罩等。

Kawano said that she has taught smiling classes to around 4,000 people so far and has also helped train around 700 certified " smile specialists" since she started her work in 2017.

川野说，迄今为止她已经给约 4,000 人上了微笑培训课，而且自从 2017 年开始从事微笑培训以来，已经帮助培训了约 700 名获得认证的“微笑专家”。

Management seems confident about their prospects in Thailand and Singapore, but that's not a big enough market to give the international push a major impact, says Sho Kawano, a retail analyst in Tokyo for Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

美国高盛集团驻东京的零售分析师Sho Kawano表示：“管理层似乎对他们在泰国和新加坡的前景充满信心，但这个市场还不够大”，无法给国际市场带来重大影响。