Japan's new imperial era when Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor on May ...
TOKYO - Japan’s new imperial era when Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor on May 1 will be called Reiwa, the government said on Monday, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying it emphasized traditional values at a turning point in Japan’s history.
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. “Our nation is facing up to a big turning point, but there are lots of Japanese values that shouldn’t fade away,” Abe told a news conference.
Scholars and bureaucrats had drawn up a list of candidates, and the cabinet made the final decision after consulting an advisory panel. City offices and government agencies have been preparing for the new era name for months, aided by computer systems firms such as Fujitsu Ltd and NEC Corp.The gengo system was imported from China centuries ago but the era name is more than just a way of counting years.
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