"A Japanese man dressed at North Korean Dictator, Kim Jong Un holds s sigh celebrating the naming of the new Reiwa Era in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Monday April 1st 2019. The Reiwa era officially starts on May 1st when Crown Prince Naruhito will assume the thrown following the abdication of his father, Emperor Akihito. The two Chinese characters making-up the new name, known as a  gengo, translate roughly to ""good fortune"" and ""peace"" or ""harmony""."
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