Under the modern system, the posthumous name (è«¡å·, shigÅ, colloquially gÅ) of the emperor will always match the era name or regnal year name (å å·, gengÅ). However, this "one generation one title" (äžäžäžå , issei ichigen) system was only implemented in the modern age of the Meiji Restoration.[3] In the past, the emperor's name never matched the era name, and the change of the era name (æ¹å , kaigen) could occur any number of times. Additionally, some emperors had two gÅ titles, when reoccupying the throne in a process called chÅso (éç¥). One example of this was Empress KÅgyoku, who later mounted the throne as Empress Saimei.
^Erskine, William Hugh (1933). Japanese Festival and Calendar Lore(snippet). Kyo Bun-kwan. p. 67. "In Japan, the personal name of the Emperor is never used by the people. He is always spoken of as the Heika or the Kinjo no Heika while living, and after his death is spoken of as the "Meiji Tenno" or " Taisho Tenno".
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