Japan announces "Reiwa" as new era name to begin under new emperor

TOKYO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The Japanese government announced Monday that "Reiwa" will be news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The name of Japan's news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">new era to start on May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito ascends news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The Chrysannews.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">Themum throne succeeding his fanews.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">Ther Emperor Akihito.

news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">new era name to follow news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The current Heisei era will be news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The 248th of its kind.

era names, or "gengo" as news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">They are known in Japanese, are used in Japan for news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The length of an emperor's reign.

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era names in Japan are still used for official documents such as drivers' licenses, as well as for some calendars, news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">newspapers and onews.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">Ther documents such as health insurance cards.