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Why not just keep counting up forever and use it like Japanese epoch time?

• krapp 8y ago
  Starting from when, Emperor Jimmu?
  • dev_dull 8y ago
    They’ve already started with the current emperor. Basically don’t change anything is what I’m wondering about — just keep counting up.
    • krapp 8y ago
      Setting aside whatever political and cultural pressures there might be to maintain the status quo, this isn't just a measure of time, it's a measure of units of imperial reigns. What does it even signify if it doesn't roll over when a transition occurs?
  • resoluteteeth 8y ago
    > Starting from when, Emperor Jimmu? This system actually existed but it has an association with ww2 so it probably wouldn't go over very well now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_imperial_year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_imperial_year