Heisei

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Heisei is the Japanese era name corresponding to the reign of Emperor Akihito, spanning from 1989 to 2019.

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Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese era
historical period
calendarSystem Japanese era calendar
capitalDuringEra Tokyo
country Japan
emperorDuringEra Akihito
emperorTitle 125th Emperor of Japan
endDate 2019-04-30
endEvent abdication of Emperor Akihito
accession of Emperor Naruhito
endGregorianYear 2019
eraCode H
eraEndHeiseiYear Heisei 31
eraNameOf Emperor Akihito
eraNumberInJapan 247th era name (traditional count)
4th era of modern Japan (post-Meiji)
eraStartHeiseiYear Heisei 1
follows Shōwa
governmentFormDuringEra constitutional monarchy
kanji 平成
language Japanese
meaning achieving peace
namedAfter Emperor Akihito
notableEventDuringEra 1990s Japanese asset price bubble collapse
1995 Great Hanshin earthquake
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2019 transition to Reiwa era
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Lost Decades of Japan
co-hosting of the 2002 FIFA World Cup
introduction of the consumption tax increase
precedes Reiwa
predecessorEmperor Hirohito
region East Asia
reignOf Akihito
romaji Heisei
startDate 1989-01-08
startEvent accession of Emperor Akihito
death of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito)
startGregorianYear 1989
successorEmperor Naruhito
timeSpanInYears about 30 years
usedIn Japanese banknotes
Japanese calendar dates
Japanese coins
Japanese driver licenses
Japanese legal documents
official Japanese documents
writingSystem Kanji


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