The Heisei era encapsulated a tumultuous time in Japan, both in real life and in the world of entertainment. In real life, Japan experienced a golden economic bubble that burst and led to a downturn ...

The current Japanese imperial era ends today when Emperor Akihito abdicates the Chrysanthemum Throne. It is the end of an era. The Heisei Period began on January 8, 1989 when Akihito ascended to the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Heisei era, which began on Jan. 8, 1989 after Emperor Akihito inherited the throne and ends when he abdicates on April 30, saw economic stagnation, disasters and ...

Japan’s new imperial era, Reiwa, began on May 1, 2019, after Emperor Akihito abdicated the throne. Emperor Akihito’s (1989-2019) 30-year reign was called Heisei, or “achieving peace,” a powerful ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese disco fans hit the dance floor and partied like it was 1989, reliving the glitz of the "bubble economy" heyday that defined the early years of the outgoing Heisei imperial ...

Adam Grinwald is a Feature Writer at Collider with a lifelong passion for cinema, literature, music, and culture. From the early days of memorizing practically every single line of dialogue off a ...

In a new poll of the best games of the Heisei era in Japan, the classic role-playing game Chrono Trigger came out top. In a new Famitsu poll, readers were asked what was their favorite game of the ...

An era is literally ending in Japan soon, as the Heisei period, which began all the way in 1989, will be ending on April 30, 2019. With the current emperor set to resign, a new era will soon be ...

Two positive things can be said about Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla. One is that the design of the title antagonist is solid (though not spectacular). Two is that the very end, with Godzilla becoming ...

With the advent of the HD console age, we’re beginning to reach a much more recent era of games from Heisei 21-31 (2009-2019) which people are familiar with. In Japan, the rise of smartphones ended up ...