Re:Abe explains choice of Reiwa for next era name
by comex on Monday April 01, 2019 @05:56AM
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Even though there's an explanation, I've seen a bunch of negative reaction to the name from Japanese people online because of the association with "command", also linking it to the current prime minister and his relatively militaristic politics.
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Re:Abe explains choice of Reiwa for next era name
by archgoon on Monday April 01, 2019 @03:43PM
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Interesting; came across this Twitter thread with a fairly detailed analysis.
https://mobile.twitter.com/nick_kapur/status/111270395164693...