Japan to announce new era name at 11:30 a.m. Mon.: gov't spokesman

The name of Japan's new era under the incoming emperor will be unveiled at around 11:30 a.m. on Monday and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make a statement on the decision from noon, the government said Friday.It will be known to the public a month before the new era, the 248th in Japan's history, starts on May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito succeeds to the throne following his father Emperor Akihito's abdication the previous day.The government aims to complete the process to choose the new era name, or "gengo," in two hours in the morning -- a relatively short period of time -- in a bid to p…READ FULL ARTICLE