A new month has started. April is shigatsu (四月) the fourth month or uzuki(卯月) in Japanese.
April is a starting month in Japan. New academic year and fiscal year have begun.
The 100th new NHK's morning drama Natsuzora (なつぞら) started too.
It was fine and beautiful in the morning but became rain in the afternoon.
There was a big announcement today. The new name of the era from May 1 will be Reiwa (令和). This is the 248th name from 645 Taika (大化).
Usually these names, nengo (年号), were consisted of two Chinese Characters which were made from Chinese legend. However this one was made from Manyoshu (万葉集), Japanese oldest poem anthology.
Usually these names were changed when the Emperor passed away, but this time the current Emperor decided to step down and the new name was considered before that.
After the announcement, Prime Minister explained his wishes for the new name.
There is only one month left for Heisei(平成). I hope to do something memorable within 30 days.
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