On the morning of April 1, 2019, the government met with a panel of public figures and experts, the Gengō ni kansuru kondankai. It showed them several draft names for the new era and heard their views.
It then heard the views of the speakers and vice-speakers of both houses of the Diet. All the cabinet ministers discussed the names, and an extraordinary cabinet meeting made the final decision. A procedure for choosing era names had been reported to the cabinet in 1979.