Sandeep Goyal
Apr 01, 2019

Blog: Defining Japan in just one word: ‘Reiwa’ is the chosen one

The new name has been formulated based on a poem from Manyoshu, the oldest existing compilation of Japanese poetry.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga holds up a placard showing the kanji ‘Reiwa’ for the new Imperial era

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