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{{short description|Japanese imperial abdication and transition}}
{{Use Oxford spelling|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
[[File:Yoshihide Suga announcing new imperial era Reiwa 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Chief Cabinet Secretary]] [[Yoshihide Suga]] announces the new Imperial era "Reiwa" to the press
{{History of Japan|periods||image=Mt.Fuji & Tokyo SkyTree (6906783193)b.jpg
|caption=[[Mount Fuji]] and [[Tokyo Skytree]]
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=== Legislation ===
{{main|Emperor Abdication Law}}
With the intention of the abdication now known, the [[Cabinet Office (Japan)|Cabinet Office]] appointed Yasuhiko Nishimura as the Imperial Household Agency's Vice Grand Steward. In October 2016, the Cabinet Office appointed a panel of experts to debate the Emperor's abdication.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://japan-forward.com/the-emperors-abdication-sixteen-months-of-muted-conflict/|title=The Emperor's Abdication: Sixteen Months of Muted Conflict|date=2017-12-08|website=Japan Forward|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210123759/https://japan-forward.com/the-emperors-abdication-sixteen-months-of-muted-conflict/|archive-date=10 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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=== Calendars ===
{{more|Japanese era name|Reiwa}}Since the [[Meiji Restoration]] in 1867, a new [[Japanese era name|Japanese era]] starts the day after the death of the previous emperor. However, in Emperor Akihito's case, manufacturers of calendars, forms, and other paper products needed to know the new era's name in advance to produce wares in a timely manner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/06/14/national/big-headache-calendar-publishers-new-emperors-era-name-announcement-delayed/|title=Big headache for calendar publishers if new Emperor's era name announcement delayed|date=14 June 2017|website=Japantimes.co.jp|access-date=6 January 2018|via=Japan Times Online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204224433/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/06/14/national/big-headache-calendar-publishers-new-emperors-era-name-announcement-delayed/|archive-date=4 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asiasentinel.com/society/japan-heisei-emperor-akihito-departs/|title=Japan's Heisei Emperor Departs, Taking his Calendar – Asia Sentinel|date=7 December 2017|website=Asiasentinel.com|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208003325/https://www.asiasentinel.com/society/japan-heisei-emperor-akihito-departs/|archive-date=8 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="japan-forward.com" />▼
▲[[File:Yoshihide Suga announcing new imperial era Reiwa 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Chief Cabinet Secretary]] [[Yoshihide Suga]] announces the new Imperial era "Reiwa" to the press.]]
▲Since the [[Meiji Restoration]] in 1867, a new [[Japanese era name|Japanese era]] starts the day after the death of the previous emperor. However, in Emperor Akihito's case, manufacturers of calendars, forms, and other paper products needed to know the new era's name in advance to produce wares in a timely manner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/06/14/national/big-headache-calendar-publishers-new-emperors-era-name-announcement-delayed/|title=Big headache for calendar publishers if new Emperor's era name announcement delayed|date=14 June 2017|website=Japantimes.co.jp|access-date=6 January 2018|via=Japan Times Online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204224433/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/06/14/national/big-headache-calendar-publishers-new-emperors-era-name-announcement-delayed/|archive-date=4 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asiasentinel.com/society/japan-heisei-emperor-akihito-departs/|title=Japan's Heisei Emperor Departs, Taking his Calendar – Asia Sentinel|date=7 December 2017|website=Asiasentinel.com|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208003325/https://www.asiasentinel.com/society/japan-heisei-emperor-akihito-departs/|archive-date=8 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="japan-forward.com" />
While the era names for the [[Shōwa era|Shōwa]] and [[Heisei era]]s were kept state secrets until the deaths of the previous emperors, that was not possible in this case, because an abdication had been unprecedented since the 1889 [[Meiji Constitution]] was adopted. In order to prevent divisive debate on the subject, delaying the announcement as late as was practically possible{{Snd}}either the old Emperor's birthday or his jubilee celebrations{{Snd}}had been suggested.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/02/17/national/japan-may-defer-announcement-new-era-name-year-end-later/|title=Japan may delay release of new era name until year-end or later|date=17 February 2018|via=Japan Times Online|access-date=4 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305063804/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/02/17/national/japan-may-defer-announcement-new-era-name-year-end-later/|archive-date=5 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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== See also ==
{{Commons category|Imperial transition of Japan in 2019}}
* [[Chrysanthemum taboo]]
* [[Daijō Tennō]] (retired Emperor)
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