The ‘Emperor Bug’ That Could Cause Havoc With Japanese Computers Next Year
25th July 2018
The calendar is based on era names that coincide with the rule of its emperors, and the country has been in the Heisei or ‘peace everywhere’ era since Japan’s current emperor, Akihito, took the throne in 1989.
We do much the same thing, as the references to the Trump Era (or ‘Era of Trump’) in the daily news makes clear.
I am always surprised at how much the Heisei Emperor looks as if he ought to be Jackie Chan’s dad.