The unveiling of the era name follows weeks of fevered speculation and top-secret cabinet discussions."A short while ago, the government decided at a cabinet meeting on the new era name and how to pronounce it," Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference, holding up the new name painted in traditional calligraphy on white paper.
Emperor Akihito's three-decade reign is known as the Heisei era, which means"achieving peace" in Japanese.
Man in tent , woman push shopping cart ? Bit of an odd name but ok..
「令」= auspicious 「和」= calm or harmonious
Meanwhile order and harmony are the two things missing from the UK. Brexit
🇯🇵🤝🇬🇧 Congratulations to the Honourable Imperial House 🙏
From heisei to reiwa (令和 or れいわ)
Those are Chinese characters, how many Japanese can even read that?
April Fool
No nos caería mal alguito de eso en México.
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