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New Era Name 'Reiwa' Defines Japan As Emperor Akihito Prepares To Abdicate

Japan has revealed the name of its next imperial era to be "Reiwa," set to begin May 1 as Crown Prince Naruhito is expected to take the throne.

Yoshihide Suga, Japan's chief cabinet secretary, announced the name at a press conference Monday morning local time, unveiling a board with the two kanji characters written on it. While there was some deliberation over the exact meaning, the two characters that make up the new name, or the "gengo," translate roughly to "good fortune" and "peace" or "harmony," according to The Japan Times.

"We hope [the era name] will be widely accepted by the people and deeply rooted as part of their daily lives," Suga told reporters.

The announcement comes as the current "Heisei" era draws to a close after three decades, with Emperor Akihito set to step down on April 30 in the first abdication of the throne in over 200 years.

[...]Announcing the name one month in advance gives companies and government entities time to incorporate the name into paperwork and computer systems, The Guardian reports. Even as the Western calendar has become more widespread in Japan, the era name is still used frequently, including on newspapers, coins and official documents like driving licenses. Under the system, 2019 is known as Heisei 31, or the 31st year of Akihito's reign.

Also at BBC.

See also: Japan's New Era Gets a Name, but No One Can Agree What It Means

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1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "New Era Name 'Reiwa' Defines Japan As Emperor Akihito Prepares To Abdicate" - https://www.npr.org/2019/04/01/708648297/new-era-name-reiwa-defines-japan-as-emperor-akihito-prepares-to-abdicate
3. "The Japan Times" - https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/01/national/japan-readies-announce-name-new-era/
4. "told reporters" - https://www.apnews.com/bfb2106efca04461a1dd17675a85f18f
5. "The Guardian reports" - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/01/reiwa-japan-prepares-to-enter-new-era-brimming-with-hope
6. "BBC" - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47769566
7. "Japan's New Era Gets a Name, but No One Can Agree What It Means" - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/world/asia/japan-emperor-era-reiwa.html
8. "MonarchyNews: The King is My Co-Pilot and Japanese Succession "Crisis"" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/05/19/0146221
9. "Japan Clears Way for Emperor to Step Down in 1st Abdication in 200 Years" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/06/12/0150234
10. "Big Tech Warns of 'Japan's Millennium Bug' Ahead of Akihito's Abdication" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/07/29/1753231
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