My tweets

• Mon, 13:19: RT @NapolitanoDean: After 30 years on the throne, Japanese Emperor #Akihito will abdicate in about one month. That will mean the end of the…
• Mon, 13:19: RT @ReutersIndia: In Japan, every emperor’s era has its own name - appearing in places such as coins, official paperwork and newspapers - a…
• Mon, 13:20: RT @NaomiOhReally: The new era will begin when Crown Prince Naruhito ascends to the throne on May 1, the day after his father abdicates. Th…
• Mon, 13:20: RT @NaomiOhReally: Ta da! Japan's new era will be called Reiwa 令和, a name inspired by classical Japanese poetry that means roughly 'order'…
• Mon, 13:20: RT @NaomiOhReally: Reiwa comes from the 8th century poetry compilation Manyoshu, the oldest existing Japanese anthology. It's a break with…
• Mon, 13:20: RT @Teich50: @NaomiOhReally I think Heisei 平成 means “having achieved peace”. I think of 名成 in the phrase 名成利就
• Mon, 13:20: RT @jasonagastrich: @NaomiOhReally I think “Heisei” means “peace everywhere” and the new era is called “Reiwa” which means “Real Estate Ins…
• Mon, 13:21: RT @kyodo_english: Japanese consumers are bidding a nostalgic farewell to 30 years of the #Heisei era under Emperor Akihito by flocking to…
• Mon, 13:21: RT @japantimes: BREAKING: Japanese government announces new era will be known as Reiwa 令和 https://t.co/ObhE3rFVkq
• Mon, 13:21: RT @AFP: #UPDATE Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga holds the new imperial era name "Reiwa" in Tokyo. Although the Gregorian c…

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