Description of the illustration

This image shows the following SQL*Plus session:

SQL> alter session set NLS_CALENDAR = 'Japanese Imperial';

Session altered.

SQL> select sysdate from dual;

The image displays the return value for the previous query, which is the SYSDATE column containing one row. The row contains the date July 11, 2019, in Japanese Imperial, which contains, from left to right, the Japanese characters for the Reiwa era, the number "01," the Japanese character for "year," the number "07," the Japanese character for "month," the number "11," and the Japanese character for "day."