On January 7, 1989 the Showa Emperor passed away. Since January 8, 1989 the new era Heisei (平成) has been started. Heisei is the 247th name since the first one Taika (大化) from June 19, 645 to February 15, 650. This is the 22nd year of Heisei.
They say today is gaikoku yubin no hi(外国郵便の日), day of foreign mail. In 1875 the post service between the USA and Japan started by the Japanese government, and the opening ceremony was held in Yokohama post.
Japanese schools usually have three terms, first term: April to July, second term: September to December, and third term: January to March. The length of vacations between the terms is different depending on the region. But usually January 8 is the first day of the third term for many schools. This day is called shigyoushiki (始業式), literally opening ceremony, and we usually have an assembly at the gymnasium in the morning.
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