Tokyo [Japan], May 1 (ANI): The 126th Emperor of Japan, in his public address on the first day of his reign, promised to "reflect deeply on the course followed" by his father Emperor Emeritus Akihito who abdicated on Tuesday, bringing an end to the 30-year-old Heisei era.
Tokyo [Japan], April 1 (ANI): Japan new imperial era beginning May 1 will be called "Reiwa", announced Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Monday.