Shōwa Day

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Shōwa Day (Japanese: 昭和の日 Shōwa no hi) is a Japanese holiday in honor of Emperor Hirohito who was the Emperor during and after World War II. The holiday is planned to officially start in 2007. Shōwa Day will be April 29 which is also Hirohito's birthday. The official purpose of the holiday is "To reflect on Japan's Shōwa period when recovery was made after turbulent days, and to think of the country's future."

Emperor Hirohito died on January 7, 1989. Since that year, April 29 was no longer celebrated as The Emperor's Birthday but instead as Greenery Day (みどりの日 Midori no hi), part of Japan's Golden Week. After many legislation attempts since 2000, Greenery Day finally won approval to be renamed to Shōwa Day in May 2005. Also, the date of Greenery Day was decided to be moved from April 29 to May 4.