Title: Heisei period Content: , also known as the Heisei era, is the after Shōwa and before Reiwa. This period started in February 1989Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Heisei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 306. and ended on April 30, 2019 with the emperor's abdication.BBC NEWS. (2017). Japan's Emperor Akihito to abdicate in April 2019 During this time, the emperor was ,Nussbaum, "Akihito" at p. 19. ==Events of the Heisei period== The years in which Akihito has been the Japanese monarch comprise this period or era. GlobalSecurity.org, Japanese years. Retrieved 2012-12-15. * 1990 (Heisei 2): Expo 1990 in Hyōgo Prefecture * 1992 (Heisei 4): Emperor Akihito traveled to China, the first time a Japanese monarch to visit.Sanger, David E. "Japan's Emperor Tells China Only of His 'Sadness' on War," New York Times. October 24, 1992. Retrieved 2011-12-15. * 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.Trends in Japan, "Earthquake Readiness: From Underground Stores to Satellite Monitoring," April 2, 1998]; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "Historic Earthquakes, Kobe, Japan" . Retrieved 2011-12-15. * 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 tsunamiUSGS, "Magnitude 9.0 Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan" . Retrieved 2011-12-25. 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."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. ===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 MinisterNussbaum, "Unō Sōsuke" at p. 1015. * 1989 (Heisei 1): Toshiki Kaifu became 76th Prime MinisterNussbaum, "Kaifū Toshiki" at p. 450. * 1990 (Heisei 2): Kaifu became 77th Prime MinisterKantei, 61st-90th (1964-2007). Retrieved 2011-12-15. * 1991 (Heisei 3): Kiichi Miyazawa became 78th Prime MinisterNussbaum, "Miyazawa Kiichi" at pp. 651-652. * 1993 (Heisei 5): Morihiro Hosokawa became 79th Prime Minister * 1994 (Heisei 6): Tsutomu Hata became 80th Prime Minister * 1994 (Heisei 6): Tomiichi Murayama became 81st Prime Minister * 1996 (Heisei 8): Ryutaro Hashimoto became 82nd Prime Minister * 1996 (Heisei 8): Hashimoto became 83rd Prime Minister * 1998 (Heisei 10): Keizo Obuchi became 84th Prime Minister * 2000 (Heisei 12): Yoshiro Mori became 85th Prime Minister * 2000 (Heisei 12): Mori became 86th Prime Minister * 2001 (Heisei 13): Junichiro Koizumi became 87th Prime Minister * 2003 (Heisei 15): Koizumi became 88th Prime Minister * 2005 (Heisei 17): Koizumi became 89th Prime Minister * 2006 (Heisei 18): Shinzo Abe became 90th Prime Minister * 2007 (Heisei 19): Yasuo Fukuda became 91st Prime MinisterKantei, 91st- (2007-present). Retrieved 2011-12-15. * 2008 (Heisei 20): Taro Aso became 92nd Prime Minister * 2009 (Heisei 21): Yukio Hatoyama became 93rd Prime Minister * 2010 (Heisei 22): Naoto Kan became 94th Prime MinisterKantei, Previous cabinets (since 1996). Retrieved 2011-12-15. * 2011 (Heisei 23): Yoshihiko Noda became 95th Prime MinisterKantei, Current Prime Minister. Retrieved 2011-12-15. * 2012 (Heisei 24): Shinzo Abe became 96th Prime MinisterKantei, "Press Conference by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe". Retrieved 2013-1-23. ==Gallery== File:Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to watch Special Parade of the Ceremonial Horse-Drawn Carriages.JPG|The Empress and The Emperor in an informal moment at a parade in 2009 File:Hanshin expressway model.png|Re-creation of the fallen Hanshin Expressway in Kobe at the Nojima Fault Preservation Museum File:NaganoOlympic5000.jpg|A special coin that was minted for the 1998 Winter Olympics File:Newspapers of Japan 20090831.jpg|Newspapers report results of the 2009 general election == Related pages == * 100 Landscapes of Japan (Heisei period) * List of emperors of Japan * Japanese era name