Thread:MrThermomanPreacher/@comment-27131633-20151029181126/@comment-5951231-20151029190730

Emperor Akihito is still alive, so we are still in the Heisei era which started in 1989. It is still called the Hiesei era as that is the title he will receive when he dies

After he dies, his son Prince Naruhito will become emperor and then will take the thorne and a new era will be proclaimed.