Reiwa era

Reiwa
令和
Reiwa 令和
1 May 2019 – present
	Emperor Naruhito of the Reiwa era (2019)
Location	Japan
Including	Major events COVID-19 pandemic ; 2020 Summer Olympics ; Assassination of Shinzo Abe and anti-government protests ; Attempted assassination of Fumio Kishida ; 49th G7 summit ; 2024 Noto earthquake and ;
Monarch(s)	Naruhito
Key events	COVID-19 pandemic; 2020 Summer Olympics; Assassination of Shinzo Abe and anti-government protests; Attempted assassination of Fumio Kishida; 49th G7 summit; 2024 Noto earthquake;
Heisei

Reiwa (Japanese: 令和, pronounced [ɾeːwa] ^ⓘ or [ɾeꜜːwa]) is the current era of Japan's official calendar. It began on 1 May 2019, the day on which Emperor Akihito's elder son, Naruhito, ascended the throne as the 126th emperor of Japan. The day before, Emperor Akihito abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne, marking the end of the Heisei era. The year 2019 corresponds with Heisei 30 from 1 January to 7 January, with Heisei 31 from 8 January to 30 April, and with Reiwa 1 (令和元年, Reiwa gannen, 'the base year of Reiwa') from 1 May. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan explained the meaning of Reiwa to be "beautiful harmony".

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