Merge pull request carpentries-i18n#2 from peterjc/guidelines_dates

Date recommendations, yyyy.mm.dd format
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 - if you have a suggestion please discuss it as an issue on GitHub 
 
+- Give Gregorian calendar dates in the order year, month, day, and following typical
+  Japanese usage, use ``yyyy.mm.dd`` over the ISO standard using ``yyyy-mm-dd``.
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+- Avoid dates using the Japanese era name (年号, nengou), e.g. 2018 is "Heisei 30".
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 ## git-novice
 
 - the characters "Wolfman" and "Dracula" may not be well-known in Japan