504:
193:
from
Komeito stated that "It's a day to remember the Showa era. We're not proposing it for the purpose of praising the war nor does it has anything to do with the Emperor." According to the then-main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan (which backed the bill for the first time after many
147:), the reigning emperor from 1926 to 1989. Shō (昭) means "shining" or "bright", and wa (和) means "peace", signifying the "enlightened peace" that citizens receive. According to the now defunct
175:. After a series of failed legislative attempts beginning in 2000, the April 29 holiday was finally renamed Shōwa Day in 2007 with support from the ruling coalition composed of the
202:
is based on remorse for the war of aggression, and celebrating peace on
Hirohito's birthday would not be appropriate. Hirohito's reign saw, among other things, the end of the
194:
years of refusal), the holiday encourages public reflection on the turbulent 63 years of
Hirohito's reign rather than glorifying the emperor himself. On the other hand, the
492:
470:
253:
229:
418:
485:
220:
151:, the purpose of the holiday is to encourage public reflection on the turbulent 63 years of Hirohito's reign, ranging from
650:
478:
176:
534:
207:
500:
655:
564:
554:
539:
392:
257:
184:
164:
148:
104:
152:
591:
508:
195:
586:
245:
133:
57:
611:
199:
465:
163:
Emperor
Hirohito died on January 7, 1989. April 29 was subsequently no longer celebrated as
596:
575:
440:
241:
215:
8:
624:
233:
172:
203:
601:
544:
376:
660:
529:
523:
519:
333:
328:
190:
137:
68:
211:
140:
71:
568:
644:
237:
210:, a period of "government by assassination" including the attempted coups of
559:
225:
168:
353:
629:
606:
581:
155:
to the post-war reconstruction and transition into a democratic state.
144:
86:
75:
180:
421:(in Japanese). House of Representatives (Japan). April 1, 2005
503:
249:
47:
187:. Greenery Day was moved from April 29 to May 4.
642:
123:
377:BBC news report Japan names day after Hirohito
117:
33:
486:
254:North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens
136:held on April 29. It honors the birthday of
493:
479:
387:
385:
230:atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
78:), the reigning Emperor from 1926 to 1989
198:condemned the move and argued that the
643:
382:
474:
372:
370:
13:
367:
258:Japanese post-war economic miracle
14:
672:
459:
502:
218:, the rise of the totalitarian
443:(in Japanese). Shimbun Akahata
433:
411:
346:
208:Japanese invasion of Manchuria
1:
356:. Japan-guide.com. 2009-05-13
339:
183:, and the largest opposition
441:"「昭和の日」法案可 決共産党反対 祝日法理念に反する"
7:
322:
124:
10:
677:
158:
620:
555:Constitution Memorial Day
515:
379:(BBC News, May 13, 2005).
185:Democratic Party of Japan
149:Democratic Party of Japan
118:
100:
92:
82:
63:
53:
43:
26:
21:
651:Public holidays in Japan
592:Respect for the Aged Day
509:Public holidays in Japan
196:Japanese Communist Party
177:Liberal Democratic Party
535:National Foundation Day
134:public holiday in Japan
67:Honors the birthday of
16:Japanese annual holiday
612:Labor Thanksgiving Day
540:The Emperor's Birthday
291:The Emperor's Birthday
280:The Emperor's Birthday
165:The Emperor's Birthday
105:The Emperor's Birthday
34:
305:National day of rest
294:National day of rest
200:Japanese Constitution
597:Autumnal Equinox Day
576:Okinawa Memorial Day
419:"第6号 平成17年4月1日（金曜日）"
242:1964 Summer Olympics
625:Golden Week (Japan)
234:post-war occupation
545:Vernal Equinox Day
171:, part of Japan's
656:April observances
638:
637:
530:Coming of Age Day
524:Japanese New Year
334:Japanese calendar
329:Holidays of Japan
320:
319:
221:Taisei Yokusankai
216:February 26, 1936
191:Tetsuzo Fuyushiba
110:
109:
668:
507:
506:
495:
488:
481:
472:
471:
466:Meaning of Shōwa
453:
452:
450:
448:
437:
431:
430:
428:
426:
415:
409:
408:
406:
404:
389:
380:
374:
365:
364:
362:
361:
350:
263:
262:
204:Taishō Democracy
131:
130:
127:
121:
120:
44:Observed by
39:
37:
19:
18:
676:
675:
671:
670:
669:
667:
666:
665:
641:
640:
639:
634:
616:
511:
501:
499:
462:
457:
456:
446:
444:
439:
438:
434:
424:
422:
417:
416:
412:
402:
400:
391:
390:
383:
375:
368:
359:
357:
352:
351:
347:
342:
325:
167:but instead as
161:
153:totalitarianism
128:
115:
101:Related to
31:
17:
12:
11:
5:
674:
664:
663:
658:
653:
636:
635:
633:
632:
627:
621:
618:
617:
615:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
572:
569:Tango no sekku
565:Children's Day
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
520:New Year's Day
516:
513:
512:
498:
497:
490:
483:
475:
469:
468:
461:
460:External links
458:
455:
454:
432:
410:
393:"昭和の日（しょうわのひ）"
381:
366:
344:
343:
341:
338:
337:
336:
331:
324:
321:
318:
317:
314:
311:
307:
306:
303:
300:
296:
295:
292:
289:
285:
284:
281:
278:
274:
273:
270:
267:
160:
157:
108:
107:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
84:
80:
79:
65:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
45:
41:
40:
28:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
673:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
648:
646:
631:
628:
626:
623:
622:
619:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
577:
573:
570:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
525:
521:
518:
517:
514:
510:
505:
496:
491:
489:
484:
482:
477:
476:
473:
467:
464:
463:
442:
436:
420:
414:
399:(in Japanese)
398:
394:
388:
386:
378:
373:
371:
355:
354:"Golden Week"
349:
345:
335:
332:
330:
327:
326:
316:Greenery Day
315:
312:
309:
308:
304:
301:
298:
297:
293:
290:
287:
286:
282:
279:
276:
275:
271:
268:
265:
264:
261:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
238:Anpo protests
235:
231:
227:
223:
222:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
192:
188:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
156:
154:
150:
146:
142:
139:
135:
126:
114:
106:
103:
99:
95:
91:
88:
85:
81:
77:
73:
70:
66:
62:
59:
56:
52:
49:
46:
42:
36:
29:
27:Official name
25:
20:
587:Mountain Day
560:Greenery Day
549:
445:. Retrieved
435:
423:. Retrieved
413:
401:. Retrieved
396:
358:. Retrieved
348:
310:2007–present
302:Greenery Day
283:Non-holiday
226:World War II
219:
212:May 15, 1932
189:
169:Greenery Day
162:
112:
111:
64:Significance
630:Silver Week
607:Culture Day
447:February 8,
425:February 8,
403:February 8,
277:before 1988
246:Paralympics
206:, the 1931
173:Golden Week
125:Shōwa no Hi
35:Shōwa no Hi
645:Categories
602:Sports Day
582:Marine Day
360:2010-02-05
340:References
256:, and the
550:Shōwa Day
313:Showa Day
299:1989–2006
113:Showa Day
93:Frequency
22:Showa Day
661:Hirohito
323:See also
269:April 29
145:Hirohito
87:April 29
76:Hirohito
181:Komeito
159:History
138:Emperor
69:Emperor
397:Weblio
272:May 4
252:, the
240:, the
236:, the
232:, the
96:Annual
58:Public
266:Years
250:Tokyo
141:Shōwa
132:is a
72:Shōwa
48:Japan
449:2023
427:2023
405:2023
288:1988
244:and
214:and
179:and
119:昭和の日
83:Date
54:Type
30:昭和の日
248:in
647::
395:.
384:^
369:^
260:.
228:,
224:,
122:,
578:)
574:(
571:)
567:(
526:)
522:(
494:e
487:t
480:v
451:.
429:.
407:.
363:.
143:(
129:)
116:(
74:(
38:)
32:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.