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+/*
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+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8206120
+ * @summary Test whether lenient era is accepted in JapaneseImperialCalendar
+ * @run testng/othervm JapaneseLenientEraTest
+ */
+
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import org.testng.annotations.DataProvider;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+@Test
+public class JapaneseLenientEraTest {
+
+    @DataProvider(name="lenientEra")
+    Object[][] names() {
+        return new Object[][] {
+            // lenient era/year, strict era/year
+            { "Meiji 123", "Heisei 2" },
+            { "Showa 65", "Heisei 2" },
+            { "Heisei 32", "NewEra 2" }, // NewEra
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Test(dataProvider="lenientEra")
+    public void testLenientEra(String lenient, String strict) throws Exception {
+        Calendar c = new Calendar.Builder()
+            .setCalendarType("japanese")
+            .build();
+        DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("GGGG y-M-d", Locale.ROOT);
+        df.setCalendar(c);
+        Date lenDate = df.parse(lenient + "-01-01");
+        df.setLenient(false);
+        Date strDate = df.parse(strict + "-01-01");
+        assertEquals(lenDate, strDate);
+    }
+}