Xinhua selects world pictures of the year 2019

A man holds a piece of newspaper about Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga holding aloft a framed picture of "Reiwa", the name of Japan's new era, during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, April 1, 2019. The Japanese government announced on April 1, 2019 that "Reiwa" will be the name of Japan's new era to start on May 1, 2019, when Crown Prince Naruhito ascends the Chrysanthemum throne succeeding his father Emperor Akihito. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)