Showa: It was the year number used during Hirohito's reign in Japan, and the time was192665438+February 25th ~198965438+1October 7th. The title of Showa is taken from the sentence "People are bright and harmonious, and all nations are harmonious" in Shangshu. Showa period is the longest among Japanese titles, with a total of 64 years.

Heisei: It is the year number of Emperor Akihito of Japan, counting from1989 65438+1October 8, until now. In the sixty-fourth year of Showa (1989), Hirohito died on October 7th. In the afternoon, the Japanese government held a high-level meeting to discuss the year number adopted after the new emperor acceded to the throne. The names considered at that time included "Heisei", "Xiuwen" and "Normalization". On the same day 14: 36, then Chief Cabinet Secretary Keizo Obuchi held a press conference and officially announced "Heisei" as the New Year's number.