The new Japanese era name

Japan has revealed the name of its next imperial era to be "Reiwa," from "Heisei" and set to begin May 1, 2019 which marking the end of Heisei period. The year 2019 corresponds to Heisei 31 until 30 April.

The Japanese Foreign Ministry provided an English-language interpretation of Reiwa as "beautiful harmony", to dispel reports that "Rei" (令) translated as "command" or "order".  It is a natural moment to look back at the era past and forward to the era ahead. Japan can regard Heisei with pride, and Reiwa with hope.

Reiwa writing in kanji(Chinese characters)