Ahead of the abdication of Emperor Akihito at the end of April, the name of the new era was announced Monday morning by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. In public spaces around Tokyo, crowds gathered for the big reveal. The new name — Reiwa 令和 — which references classical Japanese literature, was one that seemed to surprise many people.
Despite the fact that the event was livestreamed on various web channels and the tweeted news spread like lightning, the print media of Japan — this one included — ran the presses to deliver the big news of the day in the form of extra editions to the streets. Some things never change. (Satoko Kawasaki, Yoshiaki Miura photos; Yuko Saito video). See bio link for the full story.
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Alo Japan.