Japan has unveiled a new name for the imperial era that begins on May 1
TOKYO - Japan on Monday unveiled a new name for the imperial era that begins on May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne.
The imperial era name, or “gengo”, is used on documents, newspapers, calendars and coins. It is the way many Japanese count years, although use of the Western calendar is becoming more widespread, and many use the two systems interchangeably.Starting with the Meiji era , it adopted the practice of “one emperor, one era name.” Previously, era names were sometimes changed mid-reign, such as after disasters.
The first character is most often understood to mean “order” or “command” but can also mean “good” and “beautiful”. The second character means “peace” or “harmony”. A recent Mainichi newspaper poll showed 34 percent of people used mainly gengo in daily life; another 34 percent used both gengo and the Western calendar, while a quarter used mostly the Western system.
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