From Syowa to Heisei

I was born in 1989. On January 8 1989, the first day after the death of the Syowa Emperor. This day, his son succeeded to the Emperor and The Heisei era started.



This morning, My mother was writing my family list. Then she noticed that I was born in The Heisei but my brother was in The Syowa. My brother was only two years older than me, but it was very different. I was surprised at this custom in Japan. [80 words]