Shōwa nostalgia

Shōwa nostalgia (Japanese: 昭和ノスタルジア) includes nostalgia for certain aspects of the postwar Shōwa era. Shōwa retro (昭和レトロ) is retro related to the Shōwa era. The Shōwa retro boom (昭和レトロブーム) includes increased popularity and sales of Shōwa retro goods and services. The expression also loosely includes increased popularity of some things from the early part of the Heisei era. The beginnings of periods of increased nostalgia have been dated to 1974, 1986, 2005, 2012 and 2017.