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Japanese Emperor Era

The Japanese calendar that works exactly like the Gregorian calendar, except that the year and era are different. The Japanese calendar recognizes one era for every emperor’s reign. The current era is the Heisei era, which began in the Gregorian calendar year 1989. The era name is typically displayed before the year. For example, the Gregorian calendar year 2002 would be Heisei 14 in the Japanese calendar.

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