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The list of Japanese era names is the result of a periodization system which was established by Emperor Kōtoku in 645. The system of Japanese era names (年号, nengō, "year name") was irregular until the beginning of the 8th century. [25] After 701, sequential era names developed without interruption across a span of centuries. [10]
Japanese-British writer Kazuo Ishiguro won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. 22 October: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won the general election at the third time. 30 November: Emperor Akihito announces that he intends to retire and the end of Heisei period on April 30, 2019. 2018: 12 March
The Man'yōshū was compiled in the latter half of the eighth century, which is widely considered the finest collection of Japanese poetry. [45] During this period, Japan suffered a series of natural disasters, including wildfires, droughts, famines, and outbreaks of disease, such as a smallpox epidemic in 735–737 that killed over a quarter ...
Pages in category "Japanese eras" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 267 total. ... (Kamakura period) Kōan (Muromachi period)
This is a list of such named time periods as defined in various fields of study. ... Feudal Japan. Asuka period (643–710) Nara period (743–794) Heian period (795 ...
The terms Tennō ('Emperor', 天皇), as well as Nihon ('Japan', 日本), were not adopted until the late 7th century AD. [ 6 ] [ 2 ] In the nengō system which has been in use since the late 7th century, years are numbered using the Japanese era name and the number of years which have elapsed since the start of that nengō era.
Earthquakes in Japan by period (7 C) Japanese people by period (25 C) A. Aftermath of World War II in Japan (4 C, 21 P) Ancient Japan (10 C, 23 P)
This is a list of years in Japan. See also the timeline of Japanese history. For only articles about years in Japan that have been written, see Category: ...