Heisei Period - Japanese History - week three extra information
If you would like to learn Japanese on Saturday's, then you have come to the right place! During our ten week courses in London, we invite a guest speaker to talk about a particular Japanese cultural theme to our students each lecture. Our intention is to give our students a little bit more Japanese education! This article is part of our week three Japanese History session and is designed to give you a little background into the subject.
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The Heisei Period spans from 1989 to the present day and follows from the Showa Period.
Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, the longest-reigning emperor (62 years) in Japan's recorded history. His son, Akihito, took the throne and adopted the period name Heisei, which means 'attainment of peace'. He and his family have made sustained efforts to humanise the imperial court.
