Holiday of Heisei era
Posted by kikakuya on May 1, 2009
There is a troublesome concept of name of an era in Japan. It is because the Heisei era name always cohabits with the Christian era name in even to every corner of life. What meaning exists in Japanese people? Why is the name of an era necessary? April 29 is named “Day of Showa era”. Today is Christian era 2009,April 29. At the same time,it means the 21st year of Heisei era,April 29 in daily life. This date method is popular operation than Christian era. But, the computer refuses this date. It is converted into the display with 2009. However, the Heisei era is used for the driver’s license and the resident registration.
That is a troublesome.
