[しんねんえんかい, shinnen'enkai](n) (1) New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on Jan. 5, prior to WWII); (2) (See 新年会) New Year's party[Add to Longdo]
[てんのうにんげんせんげん, tennouningensengen](n) Imperial Declaration of Humanity (wherein Hirohito renounced the imperial claim to divinity; Jan. 1, 1946)[Add to Longdo]