"Until April 11 or later". As in after certain commemoration ceremony that will take place on April 10. According to report, the reduction in notification period is meant to be a concession to conservative legislators within the ruling party, that they don't want to have such prior announcement at all.
2018-12-15 06:51, Craig, David O via Unicode <unicode@unicode.org> wrote: > Note the recent article in the japan times: > > > > > https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/12/06/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-mulls-announcing-new-era-name-april-11-sources/#.XBQPC6qWxD8 > > > > April 11 leaves less than three weeks before the May 1 ascension. > > > > > > > > David Craig > > >
