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  2. Date and time notation in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Japanese 10 yen coin. The date beneath the "10" reads 平成七年 Heisei year 7, or the year 1995. The most commonly used date format in Japan is "year month day (weekday)", with the Japanese characters meaning "year", "month" and "day" inserted after the numerals. Example: 2023年12月31日 (日) for "Sunday 31 December 2023".

  3. Japanese calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese imperial year (皇紀 (kōki) or 紀元 (kigen)) is based on the date of the legendary founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu in 660 BC. [15] For instance, 660 BC is counted as Kōki 1. It was first used in the official calendar in 1873. [ 16 ]

  4. Japanese era name - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese era name (Japanese: 元号, Hepburn: gengō, "era name") or nengō (年号, year name), is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme. The second element is a number which indicates the year number within the era (with the first year being "gan ( 元 ) ", meaning "origin, basis"), followed ...

  5. Reiwa era - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese government on 1 April 2019 announced the name during a live televised press conference, as Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga traditionally revealed the kanji calligraphy on a board. Prime Minister Shinzō Abe said that Reiwa represents "a culture being born and nurtured by people coming together beautifully".

  6. Heisei era - Wikipedia

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    The Heisei era (平成, Japanese: ⓘ) was the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Emeritus Akihito from 8 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. The Heisei era started on 8 January 1989, the day after the death of the Emperor Hirohito , when his son, Akihito, acceded to the throne as the 125th Emperor .

  7. Kanji of the Year - Wikipedia

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    The kanji of the year ... Japanese Kanji Proficiency Society This page was last edited on 22 January 2025, at 03:49 (UTC). Text ...

  8. Date and time notation in Asia - Wikipedia

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    In informal speech, Chinese speakers expressing the date only with month and day may neglect hào (號)/rì (日) when the number of the day is more than ten, i.e.: 1月29號/1月29日 will sometimes be spoken like 1月29, but 1月9號/1月9日 will NOT be simplified to 1月9.

  9. Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Kenkyūsha New Japanese-English Dictionary 5th Edition with leather back and the iPhone Edition running on an iPhone 5. First published in 1918, Kenkyusha’s New Japanese-English Dictionary (新和英大辞典, Shin wa-ei daijiten) has long been the largest and most authoritative Japanese-English dictionary.