Reiwa era
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Reiwa is the current and 232nd era of the official calendar of Japan. It began on 1 May 2019, the day on which Naruhito was enthroned as the 126th Emperor of Japan. He is the eldest son of Emperor Eme
Emperor Naruhito of the Reiwa era, during his first day of reigning (2019)
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (later to become Prime Minister) announcing to Japan and the world the name of the new Imperial era at a press conference
Japanese office workers watching the announcement on a live television broadcast
A crowd watching the televised announcement on a giant screen next to Shinjuku Station
Akihito
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Akihito is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 7 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. The era of his rule was named the Heisei era, He
Reiwa era
…of Japan. It began on 1 May 2019, the day on which Naruhito was enthroned as the 126th Emperor of Japan. He is the eldest son of Emperor Emeritus Akihito who had abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne the previous day, marking the end of the Heisei era. The year 2019 corresponds with Heisei 31 from 1 January…
Akihito in 2016
One year old Akihito with his mother Empress Nagako, 1934
Akihito being invested as Crown Prince, 1952
A Japanese stamp commemorating the imperial wedding, 1959