Announces new era name "2025
People snap photos with their smartphones of a placard displaying Japan's new era name, Reiwa, in front of the Wako department store in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan on April 1, 2019. The Japanese government officially announced the country's next era will be known as the "Reiwa" era on Monday, a month before Crown Prince Naruhito ascends the throne following Emperor Akihito's abdication. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ozawa/AFLO)