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Bookmark or Share- The Reign of Emperor Akihito, 1989–2019: A History in Five Key WordsJapan began the Heisei era apparently poised to displace the US as the leader of global capitalism at the peak of the bubble economy. In 1989, all the land in metropolitan Tokyo was theoretically worth more than all the land in the continental United States.
- Heisei era - WikipediaThe Heisei era (平成, Japanese: [heːseː] ⓘ) was the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Emeritus Akihito from 8 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. The Heisei era started on 8 January 1989, the day after the death of the Emperor Hirohito, when his son, Akihito, acceded to the throne as the 125th Emperor.
- Heisei period - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHeisei period (平成時代, Heisei jidai), also known as the Heisei era, is the Japanese era (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Shōwa and before Reiwa. This period started in February 1989 [1] and ended on April 30, 2019 with the emperor's abdication. [2]
- Akihito - WikipediaAkihito [a] (born 23 December 1933) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019. The era of his rule was named the Heisei (平成) era, Heisei being an expression of achieving peace worldwide.
- RESOLVED: Heisei was an Era Marked by Japanese Soft Power - CSISEmperor Akihito’s (1989-2019) 30-year reign was called Heisei, or “achieving peace,” a powerful symbol for the Japanese people and the international community, given that he succeeded his father, Emperor Hirohito, who occupied the throne from 1926-1989, also known as the Showa era, and was a central figure during World War II.
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