[Bug 1823444] [NEW] [SRU] The Japanese Era name will be changed on May 1, 2019

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[Impact]

  New Japaenese era 'Reiwa' is expected to start on 1 May 2019.

    https://japan.kantei.go.jp/98_abe/statement/201904/_00001.html

  Mozc has A.D. to Japanese Era converter.

  * "AD 2018"（２０１８ねん） => "Heisei 30th"（平成三十年）

  Please support new era too as like following.

  * "AD 2018"（２０１８ねん） => "Heisei 30th"（平成三十年）
  * "AD 2019"（２０１９ねん） => "Heisei 31th"（平成三十一年）
  * "AD 2019"（２０１９ねん） => "Reiwa 1st"（令和元年）

[Test Case]

  * Enable Japanese InputMethod and Mozc.

    * Start "System Settings"
    * Open "Regiaon and Language" menu
    * Select "Japanese (Mozc)" from "Input Sources"            
    * Restart GUI session

  * Startup gedit.

  * Input following strings and confirm popping up new era by space key.

    * "れいわ" => "令和"
    * "れいわ" => "㋿" (*1)
    * "２０１８ねん" => "平成三十年"
    * "２０１８ねん" => "平成三十年"
    * "２０１９ねん" => "平成三十一年"
    * "２０１９ねん" => "令和元年"
    * "２０２０ねん" => "令和二年"

  * *1: Current fonts-noto-cjk package has no glyph of U+32FF.

[Regression Potential]

  * There's basically no regression potential.

** Affects: mozc
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: New

** Affects: mozc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: mozc (Ubuntu Bionic)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: mozc (Ubuntu Cosmic)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: mozc (Ubuntu Disco)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: mozc (Ubuntu Eoan)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: bionic cosmic disco patch
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[SRU] The Japanese Era name will be changed on May 1, 2019
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1823444
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