Heisei period

Heisei 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] During this time, the emperor was Akihito (明仁),^[3]

Events of the Heisei period

The years in which Akihito has been the Japanese monarch comprise this period or era.^[4]

1990 (Heisei 2): Expo 1990 in Hyōgo Prefecture
1992 (Heisei 4): Emperor Akihito traveled to China, the first time a Japanese monarch to visit.^[5]
1993 (Heisei 5): 19th G7 summit in Tokyo
1998 (Heisei 10): 1998 Winter Olympics
2000 (Heisei 12): 26th G8 summit in Okinawa
2008 (Heisei 20): 34th G8 summit in Hokkaido

Disasters

January 17, 1995 (Heisei 7, 17th day of the 1st month): Kobe Earthquake.^[6]

11 March 2011 (Heisei 23, 11th day of the 3rd month): A magnitude 9.0 earthquake caused a great tsunami, known as the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami^[7] and consequently created the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

15 March 2011 (Heisei 23, 15th day of the 3rd month): Emperor Akihito made his first national television address. He said, "I hope from the bottom of my heart that the people will, hand in hand, treat each other with compassion and overcome these difficult times."^[8]

Politics

1989 (Heisei 1): Emperor Shōwa died; and Noboru Takeshita was the Prime Minister during the time of transition.
1989 (Heisei 1): Sosuke Uno became 75th Prime Minister^[9]
1989 (Heisei 1): Toshiki Kaifu became 76th Prime Minister^[10]
1990 (Heisei 2): Kaifu became 77th Prime Minister^[11]
1991 (Heisei 3): Kiichi Miyazawa became 78th Prime Minister^[12]
1993 (Heisei 5): Morihiro Hosokawa became 79th Prime Minister^[11]
1994 (Heisei 6): Tsutomu Hata became 80th Prime Minister^[11]
1994 (Heisei 6): Tomiichi Murayama became 81st Prime Minister^[11]
1996 (Heisei 8): Ryutaro Hashimoto became 82nd Prime Minister^[11]
1996 (Heisei 8): Hashimoto became 83rd Prime Minister^[11]
1998 (Heisei 10): Keizo Obuchi became 84th Prime Minister^[11]
2000 (Heisei 12): Yoshiro Mori became 85th Prime Minister^[11]
2000 (Heisei 12): Mori became 86th Prime Minister^[11]
2001 (Heisei 13): Junichiro Koizumi became 87th Prime Minister^[11]
2003 (Heisei 15): Koizumi became 88th Prime Minister^[11]
2005 (Heisei 17): Koizumi became 89th Prime Minister^[11]
2006 (Heisei 18): Shinzo Abe became 90th Prime Minister^[11]
2007 (Heisei 19): Yasuo Fukuda became 91st Prime Minister^[13]
2008 (Heisei 20): Taro Aso became 92nd Prime Minister^[13]
2009 (Heisei 21): Yukio Hatoyama became 93rd Prime Minister^[13]
2010 (Heisei 22): Naoto Kan became 94th Prime Minister^[14]
2011 (Heisei 23): Yoshihiko Noda became 95th Prime Minister^[15]
2012 (Heisei 24): Shinzo Abe became 96th Prime Minister^[16]
2013 (Heisei 25)
2014 (Heisei 26)
2015 (Heisei 27)
2016 (Heisei 28)
2017 (Heisei 29)
2018 (Heisei 30)
2019 (Heisei 31)

Gallery

The Empress and The Emperor in an informal moment at a parade in 2009
Re-creation of the fallen Hanshin Expressway in Kobe at the Nojima Fault Preservation Museum
A special coin that was minted for the 1998 Winter Olympics
Newspapers report results of the 2009 general election

Related pages

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Heisei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 306.
↑ BBC NEWS. (2017). Japan's Emperor Akihito to abdicate in April 2019
↑ Nussbaum, "Akihito" at p. 19.
↑ GlobalSecurity.org, Japanese years. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
↑ Sanger, David E. "Japan's Emperor Tells China Only of His 'Sadness' on War," New York Times. October 24, 1992. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
↑ Trends in Japan, "Earthquake Readiness: From Underground Stores to Satellite Monitoring," April 2, 1998]; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "Historic Earthquakes, Kobe, Japan" Archived 2016-12-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
↑ USGS, "Magnitude 9.0 Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan" Archived 2011-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
↑ Behr, Peter. "Radiation Levels Spike, Forcing Temporary Retreat by Reactor Emergency Workers at Fukushima," The New York Times. March 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
↑ Nussbaum, "Unō Sōsuke" at p. 1015.
↑ Nussbaum, "Kaifū Toshiki" at p. 450.
↑ ^11.00 ^11.01 ^11.02 ^11.03 ^11.04 ^11.05 ^11.06 ^11.07 ^11.08 ^11.09 ^11.10 ^11.11 ^11.12 Kantei, 61st-90th (1964-2007). Retrieved 2011-12-15.
↑ Nussbaum, "Miyazawa Kiichi" at pp. 651-652.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Kantei, 91st- (2007-present). Retrieved 2011-12-15.
↑ Kantei, Previous cabinets (since 1996). Retrieved 2011-12-15.
↑ Kantei, Current Prime Minister. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
↑ Kantei, "Press Conference by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe". Retrieved 2013-1-23.

Other websites

Media related to Heisei era at Wikimedia Commons

National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Heisei	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008

Heisei	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th	31st
	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019

Preceded by:
Shōwa

Era or nengō:
Heisei

Succeeded by:
Reiwa

[nussbaum306-1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Heisei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 306.

[2] BBC NEWS. (2017). Japan's Emperor Akihito to abdicate in April 2019

[3] Nussbaum, "Akihito" at p. 19.

[4] GlobalSecurity.org, Japanese years. Retrieved 2012-12-15.

[5] Sanger, David E. "Japan's Emperor Tells China Only of His 'Sadness' on War," New York Times. October 24, 1992. Retrieved 2011-12-15.

[6] Trends in Japan, "Earthquake Readiness: From Underground Stores to Satellite Monitoring," April 2, 1998]; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "Historic Earthquakes, Kobe, Japan" Archived 2016-12-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-12-15.

[7] USGS, "Magnitude 9.0 Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan" Archived 2011-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-12-25.

[8] Behr, Peter. "Radiation Levels Spike, Forcing Temporary Retreat by Reactor Emergency Workers at Fukushima," The New York Times. March 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-15.

[9] Nussbaum, "Unō Sōsuke" at p. 1015.

[10] Nussbaum, "Kaifū Toshiki" at p. 450.

[kantei1964-2007-11] 11.00 ^11.01 ^11.02 ^11.03 ^11.04 ^11.05 ^11.06 ^11.07 ^11.08 ^11.09 ^11.10 ^11.11 ^11.12 Kantei, 61st-90th (1964-2007). Retrieved 2011-12-15.

[12] Nussbaum, "Miyazawa Kiichi" at pp. 651-652.

[kantei2007--13] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Kantei, 91st- (2007-present). Retrieved 2011-12-15.

[14] Kantei, Previous cabinets (since 1996). Retrieved 2011-12-15.

[15] Kantei, Current Prime Minister. Retrieved 2011-12-15.

[16] Kantei, "Press Conference by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe". Retrieved 2013-1-23.

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