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#region Using directives

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Globalization;

#endregion

namespace Microsoft.Samples.JapaneseDateTimeCS
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // Creates and initializes a CultureInfo.
            CultureInfo jCI = new CultureInfo("ja-JP");

            // Associate a Japanese Calendar to the CultureInfo.
            jCI.DateTimeFormat.Calendar = new JapaneseCalendar();

            // Creates a DateTime with the Gregorian date January 3, 2002 (year=2002, month=1, day=3).
            DateTime DT = new DateTime(2002, 1, 3);

            // Shown with Gregorian date by Default.
            Console.WriteLine(DT.ToString("gg yyyy.MM.dd"));
            // Shown with Japanese ERA by using Japanese CultureInfo.
            Console.WriteLine(DT.ToString("gg yyyy.MM.dd", jCI));

            // If you do not provide a DateTimeFormatter, DateTime.Parse will parse strings by referring
            // Control panel settings. 
            // The string will be parsed as Oct 5, 2006 (year=2006, month=10, day=5) if the regional setting
            // is default English (United States).
            // If the regional setting is default Japanese, it will be parsed as May 6, 2010.
            DT = DateTime.Parse("10/5/6");
            Console.WriteLine(DT.ToString());

            // Will be parsed as a Japanese date May 6, Heisei 10 (year=1998)
            DT = DateTime.Parse("10/5/6", jCI);
            Console.WriteLine(DT.ToString());

            // Will be parsed as a Japanese date May 6, Showa 60 (year=1985)
            DT = DateTime.Parse("S60/5/6", jCI);
            Console.WriteLine(DT.ToString());
        }
    }
}