Japan unveils new era name "Reiwa"

Japan's new "gengo," or new era name, is "Reiwa,” Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced on Monday.

The announcement came exactly a month before the new era begins on May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito is expected to accede to the throne after his father Emperor Akihito formally abdicates on April 30.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will then make a separate statement on the decision at noon to convey the meaning of the new "gengo," according to Suga.

(CGTN)