The era in which Oda competed — he got to Amsterdam via a two-week train ride across Siberia in which he complained about the food — puts next year's Tokyo Olympics into sharp relief, where at ...

Anti-establishment parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite struck a chord with working-age ...

But the Heisei Era has a different ending, with Emperor Naruhito ascending the throne on Wednesday following the abdication of his father, now known as Emperor Emeritus Akihito.

Eras traditionally included "kanji" because Japan adopted the imperial calendar system from China about 1,300 years ago. The Reiwa, however, is the first era not to use characters from Chinese ...

Today, the Japanese government announced the name of the new imperial era: Reiwa (令和). It will replace Heisei, the name of the current imperial era.

In Japan, time is marked by the reigns of emperors - and the country is about to start a new era.

Although no one in the Australian government would admit to this, there is a sense that Article 9 is now a relic of a different era and no longer fit for purpose. Japan is a vastly reformed state ...