Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga unveils the new era name"Reiwa" at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, April 1, 2019, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
TOKYO - Japan’s new imperial era to begin on May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor, will be called Reiwa, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced on Monday, adding that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would explain its meaning shortly in a national address. The era name, or “gengo,” is used widely in Japan - on coins, calendars, newspapers and in official paperwork. Although use of the Western calendar has become widespread, many Japanese count years by gengo or use the two systems interchangeably.
Naruhito’s ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne will come a day after his father, Emperor Akihito, abdicates on April 30, ending the Heisei era, which began in 1989. Akihito will be the first emperor to abdicate in Japan in over two centuries.
Kanichioa 🇯🇵 Japan & Omadato ! 🇯🇵 🇺🇸
Both characters have multiple meanings: command/yours(honorific)/fortune(rare usage...) and peace/Japan. I’m sure the Japanese could have picked a much better character for “fortune” if that is what they really meant. Besides, according to fengshui, lucky names have more strokes
Inadvertently, Japan just announced also the title of the next series of Godzilla films 'Reiwa' series. This will begin after 'Godzilla: King of the Montsters' Since this film was made and completed during current Heisei Era.
only japanese and chinese can understand this imperial era😂
sounds like it was chosen in irony, given that they are about to get rid of their peace constitution.
Literally 'zero era'. Interesting.
令和，是日本首个出自本国经典而非中国古籍的年号，意味着日本开始了自己的文化，同时抛弃中国的越来越腐朽的文化。
Can you pronounce it correctly? 'ray-wa'
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