{"id":44532,"date":"2019-04-30T11:23:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T15:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=44532"},"modified":"2019-04-30T12:16:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T16:16:06","slug":"wit-life-335-end-of-an-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/30\/wit-life-335-end-of-an-era\/","title":{"rendered":"WIT Life #335: End of an era"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by professional Writer\/Interpreter\/Translator\u00a0Stacy Smith<\/a>\u00a0(Kumamo<\/a>to-ken<\/a>\u00a0CIR, 2000-03),\u00a0WIT Life<\/a>\u00a0is a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as film, food and language. Stacy starts her day by watching\u00a0Fujisankei\u2019s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some interesting tidbits and trends along with her\u00a0own observations.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga holding a placard reading Reiwa.<\/p><\/div>\n

In Japan today was the last day of its 30-year Heisei (\u5e73\u6210) Era, and tomorrow is the official start of the new Reiwa (\u4ee4\u548c) Era.\u00a0 This is Japan’s 248th era with an official name, a number higher than America’s 243 years of history!\u00a0 You might have heard how the new name<\/a> has been slightly controversial and largely underwhelming in terms of people’s reaction to it.\u00a0 In celebration of the new imperial era, this year’s Golden Week is an extra-long 10 days.\u00a0 Japan is a famously vacation-averse country, and true to form some citizens have been lamenting the length of the holiday<\/a>.\u00a0 Other concerns in regard to the transition, such as updating stamps bearing the era name used for official documents and making sure computer systems are in compliance, are highlighted in this NYT article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As the article details, there was plenty of time for preparation since Emperor Akihito’s abdication was announced in 2017.\u00a0 This is in contrast to the previous transition, which took place within 24 hours due to the fact that the announcement of the change from the Showa to Heisei Era was made the day Emperor Hirohito died.\u00a0 The current transition will set many precedents, as it’s been 200 years since an era change has taken place while the former Emperor is still alive.<\/p>\n

The Japanese populace is unified in their great appreciation toward Emperor Akihito, as well as their wishes for him and the Empress to spend well-deserved relaxing and restorative post-reign days.\u00a0 It remains to be seen what the Reiwa Era will bring, but here’s hoping it’s true to the “beautiful harmony” the new name promises.<\/p>\n

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