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New Japan era name echoes PM Abe's national pride agenda
1:41am, 1st April, 2019

New Japan era name echoes PM Abe's national pride agenda

Japan on Monday unveiled a new name for the imperial era that begins on May 1, drawing from an ancient Japanese text for the first time, echoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative agenda that aims to bolster national pride.
New Japan imperial era to be named Reiwa
10:36pm, 31st March, 2019

New Japan imperial era to be named Reiwa

Japan's new imperial era to begin on May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor, will be called Reiwa, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced on Monday, adding that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would explain its meaning shortly in...