The end of the Heisei era has begun

[CanadianJudo]

Japan announced the new name for the next Emperural era this weekend offical period of transition will begin next month.

The country’s current era, Heisei, will end in a month with Emperor Akihito’s historic abdication.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced the highly anticipated name by holding up a board with the characters handwritten on it.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has addressed the nation to explain its meaning.

Each Japanese emperor’s reign, or “gengo”, is given a name which is then used alongside the Western calendar to mark the years.

Japan reveals name of new imperial era will be 'Reiwa'

[BonAppetit]

The Japanese are a tremendous people. No large scale immigration or refugees - preserving their culture.

[Cynic]

Do you also love the 20 years of stagnant GDP that is not politically viable here?

[bluedogdem]

@BonAppetit

The Japanese are a tremendous people. No large scale immigration or refugees - preserving their culture.

What culture have americans lost?

[Apocalypto]

Hot dogs.

[mikee]

@bluedogdem

@BonAppetit

The Japanese are a tremendous people. No large scale immigration or refugees - preserving their culture.

What culture have americans lost?

Our common heritage of folk figures is being lost.
I was shocked to find out how many musically interested college freshmen don’t know who John Henry (the steel driving man) was. Or where the House of the Rising Sun was. Or who went to Alabama with a banjo in their knee. Or who John Phillips Sousa was.

Lots of reasons. (Loss of “music appreciation” class in Jr. High is one.) But we are creating a new, balkanized, commercialized, musical culture and losing a common base that crossed genres.

There are artists pushing back, but this is one example of changing American culture.

[MidwestIndy]

@bluedogdem

What culture have americans lost?

Slavery … on paper anyway.

Some people just don’t care about moving forward though.

[bluedogdem]

That vid was awesome

[bluedogdem]

@mikee

@bluedogdem

@BonAppetit

The Japanese are a tremendous people. No large scale immigration or refugees - preserving their culture.

What culture have americans lost?

Our common heritage of folk figures is being lost.
I was shocked to find out how many musically interested college freshmen don’t know who John Henry (the steel driving man) was. Or where the House of the Rising Sun was. Or who went to Alabama with a banjo in their knee. Or who John Phillips Sousa was.

Lots of reasons. (Loss of “music appreciation” class in Jr. High is one.) But we are creating a new, balkanized, commercialized, musical culture and losing a common base that crossed genres.

There are artists pushing back, but this is one example of changing American culture.

A few songs is not considered american culture

[Samson_Corwell]

@BonAppetit

The Japanese are a tremendous people. No large scale immigration or refugees - preserving their culture.

And lots of racism.

[AngraMainyu]

@BonAppetit

The Japanese are a tremendous people. No large scale immigration or refugees - preserving their culture.

What? Most of their culture has been imported.

[Blackwolf]

@Apocalypto

Hot dogs.

Straight white Christian males are now invisible in media and entertainment. Now you only really see them 96.4% of the time, and they’re only depicted as villians.

These are the End Times.

[mikee]

Its not just a few songs. Is a whole common culture of folk figures. The songs are just one expression of that.

[Cynic]

Interesting… almost as if there is a connection

[Cynic]

Our blue jeans are too strong, no one can resist.