K 10 svn:author V 4 miwi K 8 svn:date V 27 2007-06-04T08:04:27.000000Z K 7 svn:log V 436 Japan traditionally used an "era" system since 645. In modern days (since the Meiji era) eras can only be renewed when a new emperor succeeds his predecessor. Until then new eras were proclaimed for various reasons, including the succession of the shogunate during the Tokugawa shogunate. WWW: http://search.cpan.org/~dmaki/DateTime-Calendar-Japanese-Era-0.07/ PR: ports/113162 Submitted by: Masahiro Teramoto END