The end of the Heisei era has begun

CanadianJudo · 2019-04-01T08:44:48.099Z

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.

BBC News

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

Once Emperor Akihito makes way for his son later this month, Japan will enter the new 'Reiwa' era.

BonAppetit · 2019-04-01T11:15:46.375Z

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

Cynic · 2019-04-01T14:25:21.352Z

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

bluedogdem · 2019-04-01T14:26:11.949Z

BonAppetit:

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

What culture have americans lost?

Apocalypto · 2019-04-01T14:36:50.115Z

Hot dogs.

mikee · 2019-04-01T14:51:13.375Z

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 · 2019-04-01T14:54:47.335Z

bluedogdem:

What culture have americans lost?

Slavery … on paper anyway.

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

bluedogdem · 2019-04-01T14:59:11.642Z

That vid was awesome

bluedogdem · 2019-04-01T15:15:10.962Z

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 · 2019-04-01T15:38:59.748Z

BonAppetit:

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

And lots of racism.

AngraMainyu · 2019-04-01T15:59:06.322Z

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 · 2019-04-01T17:28:50.555Z

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 · 2019-04-01T19:37:14.126Z

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

Cynic · 2019-04-01T19:47:05.769Z

Interesting… almost as if there is a connection

Cynic · 2019-04-01T19:53:44.157Z

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