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Heisei (平成) is the current era name in Japan. The name was introduced by Akihito, the current emperor of Japan, after the death of his father, Hirohito, the Showa Emperor, in 1989. The Heisei era started on January 8, 1989, thus that year corresponds to Heisei 1, and 2004 is Heisei 16.

1 Meaning

The name "Heisei" is taken from two old Chinese history and philosophy books, namely Records of the Grand Historian (史記 Shiki) and the

2 Events

The Recruit Scandal of 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day. had already eroded public confidence in the Liberal Democratic PartyLiberal Democratic Party of Japan President Junichiro Koizumi Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe Founded 1955 Headquarters 1-11-23 Nagatacho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan Political ideology conservative Representatives 249 Councillors 114 Website The Liberal Democ, which had controlled the Japanese government for 38 years. In 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic., the LDP was ousted by a coalition led by Hosokawa Morihiro. However, the coalition collapsed as parties had gathered to simply overthrow LDP and lacked an unified position on almost every social issue. The LDP returned to the government in 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan, when it helped to elect Social Democrat Murayama Tomiichi as prime minister.

In 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja, there was a large earthquake in Kobe. The same year, there was a sarin gas terrorist attack on the Tokyo subway system by the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo.

The Heisei period also marked Japan's reemergence on the world stage as a world military power. In 1991, Japan pledged billions of dollars to support the Gulf War but constitutional arguments prevented a participation in or support of actual war. Mine sweepers were sent after war as a part of reconstruction effort. Following the second invasion of Iraq, in 2003, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet approved a plan to send total of about 1,000 soldiers of the Self-Defense Forces to help in Iraq's reconstruction, the biggest overseas troop deployment since World War II without the United Nation's sanction. These troops were deployed in 2004.

On September 23, 2004, the Heisei 16 Niigata Prefecture Earthquakes rocked the Hokuriku region, killing 16 and injuring hundreds.