[8u-dev] Request for approval: 8044671: NPE from JapaneseEra when a new era is defined in calendar.properties

[dmeetry degrave]

Hello,

Please approve an unaltered backport from jdk9 to 8u-dev.

Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8044671
Changeset: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/jdk/rev/19e8f844a3d5
Review: 
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2014-July/027961.html

thanks,
dmeetry