Akihito had announced in 2016 that he wanted to abdicate[1] so I think that's how they put together that process to name the new era. [1] https://www.bbc.com/n

Akihito had announced in 2016 that he wanted to abdicate[1] so I think that's how they put together that process to name the new era. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36784045 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36784045