Heisei era

, 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.
 2013 (Heisei 25) Abe is the prime minister.
 2014 (Heisei 26) Abe is the prime minister.
 2015 (Heisei 27) Abe is the prime minister.
 2016 (Heisei 28) Abe is the prime minister.
 2017 (Heisei 29) Abe is the prime minister.
 2018 (Heisei 30) Abe is the prime minister.
 2019 (Heisei 31) Abe is the prime minister.

Gallery

 Related pages 
 100 Landscapes of Japan (Heisei period)
 List of emperors of Japan
 Japanese era name

 References 

 Other websites 

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

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