End of an 'era': Emperor's exit resets Japan calendar

Japan is the only country in the world still using Chinese-style imperial calendars. It might be 2019 in much of the world, but in Japan it is Heisei 31, or the 31st year of Akihito's reign.

By March 29, 2019 at 09:43AM

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