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#1 New emperor is in position and new era - Reiwa- started

If you are living in Japan, you maybe hearing about the change of the emperor and the change of the Japanese Era name, from "Heisei" to "Reiwa" everyday in TV and from the people around you.

For you to understand this web-news, I have provided some back ground information about the change of the era and inserted 3 questions regarding the video clip in my podcast.

Please enjoy listening.



Key Words
"Gengou" 元号　= Era (Japanese era based on emperors' reign)
"Tennou" 天皇 = Emperor
"Seireki" 西暦  = Western Calendar
"Heisei" 平成　＝　Name of the Era under Emperor Akihito (7 January 1989-30 April 2019)
"Reiwa" 令和　＝　Name of the Era under Emperor Naruhito  (1 May 2019 - )
"Shamei" 社名　＝　Name of the company
"Kigyou" 企業　= Company, Enterprise
"Henkou" 変更　=  Change
"Houjin Touki" 法人登記　= Corporate Registration
”Shinsei"　申請 = Application

Video Clip
This podcast was developed based on the web news from TBS News on 11 April 2019.
https://www.facebook.com/tbsnews/videos/428998784339781/

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