Japan entered a new imperial era called 'Reiwa' on May 1, 2019.
Sources
- Prospects of Japan's Waste Management and Material Cycles in the Reiwa Era (1): Looking Back on the Showa Era and Heisei Era (www-cycle.nies.go.jp)
- https://www.npr.org/2019/04/01/708648297/new-era-name-reiwa-defines-japan-as-emperor-akihito-prepares-to-abdicate (npr.org)
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-japan-reiwa-becomes-the-new-name-for-a-new-era-under-a-new-emperor/2019/04/01/8e60752c-5430-11e9-a047-748657a0a9d1_story.html (washingtonpost.com)
- https://www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/reiwa_name.html (pk.emb-japan.go.jp)
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