![]() ![]() This rather neatly lined up the western and Imperial year systems, so that 1940 became 2600. ![]() In 1873 the Gregorian calendar was adopted, and the Japanese New Year was moved to 1 January. Before 1945 three systems of dating a year were in use in Japan – the Anno Domini system, the era name based on the regnal years of the current emperor, and the imperial year, counting from the then accepted foundation of Japan in 660 BC. The first was used to identify all Army equipment, and consisted of a type number based on the imperial year that the item was accepted. Most of the tanks used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the 1930s and 1940s were identified by two complementary designation systems. ![]()
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