Japan announces "Reiwa" as new era name to begin under next 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, interpreted as meaning "decree" (or order) and "peace" is derived from Man'yoshu, news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The oldest anthology of Japanese poetry.

news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The announcement was greeted by a highly expectant nation, including thousands ganews.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">Thering on news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The streets in front of large screens.

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.

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 is usually announced after news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The accession of 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 monarch, but news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The government decided to announce 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 name in advance of news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The accession of 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 Emperor.

In this way companies and news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The general public have time to prepare for news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The change and disruption is kept to a minimum.

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.

news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">They are typically composed of two Chinese characters, or kanji in Japanese, and selected to impart a positive meaning that represent news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The values and ideals of news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The people of Japan.

news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The era names should be distinct from previous ones and be easy to read and write.

Earlier on Monday, Yoshihide Suga, news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The government's top spokesperson, convened a nine-member panel of representatives at news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The prime minister's office to present news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">Them with a list of proposals for 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.

news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The representatives were from news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The worlds of academia, media and business.

news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">Thereafter, news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The opinions on 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 were sought by both leaders and deputy leaders of both chambers of Japan's bicameral parliament.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet was subsequently charged with approving an ordinance on 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 replace Heisei.

news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The Japanese premiere has said that news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The government wanted to select a name that conveys news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The heralding of a "news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">new era full of hope."

"Heisei," news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The name of news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The current era, means "achieving peace" and began on Jan. 8, 1989, news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The day after Emperor Hirohito died.

Previous era names in modern history have been Meiji (1868-1912), Taisho (1912-1926) and Showa (1926-1989), followed by news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The current Heisei era.

Emperor Akihito will step down on April 30, marking news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The first Japanese monarch to abdicate news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The throne in about 200 years.

news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The 85-year-old emperor, Japan's 125th according to news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The traditional order of succession, expressed his desire to step down in a rare video message broadcast in 2016.

During news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The video message he expressed his concern that owing to his age he might not be able to fulfill his official duties.

A year later, parliament passed a one-off bill enabling Emperor Akihito to step down.

news.cn/en/tag/i0xngaj3163f76200c981b/index.html" target="_blank">news.cn/en/tag/i0xkmkf277c8b6f3be1bd5/index.html" target="_blank">The government ordinance will be promulgated as early as Monday afternoon following its signing by Emperor Akihito.