2019-04-01 / 最終更新日 : 2019-08-25 Aki@英語ニュース 社会 令和が新元号に選定【Reiwa selected as new era name】 The Chief Cabinet Secretary revealed the much-anticipated name of the new era before noon, raising a board bearing two characters. The era name “Reiwa” comes from the oldest existing anthology of Japanese poetry.
2017-12-04 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-07 Aki@英語ニュース 歴史文化 天皇陛下が2019年4月に譲位へ【Emperor to abdicate in April, 2019】 The government announced on Friday that the Emperor is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, after a meeting of the Imperial House Council. His eldest son, the Crown Prince, will ascend the throne a day later.
