Japan's new era Reiwa

Japan's new era Reiwa

Undated file photo shows Susumu Nakanishi, a recipient of Japan's prestigious Order of Culture and professor emeritus at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies. An expert on Japan's oldest existing poetry collection "Manyoshu," Nakanishi is believed to have crafted the name of Japan's new era, Reiwa, announced by the government on April 1, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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