Born in 1918 (Taishō 7 / 大正7年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Horse — 午 (うま)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 戊午
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
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※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
1918 Events
Politics & Economy
- Siberian Intervention - Troops dispatched to Siberia as part of international cooperation. Continued until 1922
- Hara Takashi Cabinet formed - Japan’s first full-fledged party cabinet. Called “Commoner Prime Minister”
- World War I ends - Armistice on November 11. Japan improved international standing as victorious nation
Society & Lifestyle
- Rice Riots - Protests by housewives in Toyama spread nationwide. Terauchi cabinet resigned
- Spanish flu pandemic - Global pandemic. About 390,000 died in Japan
- University Decree promulgated - Private and public universities could now be established. Higher education democratized
- Suzuki Shoten’s growth - Rapidly grew during wartime boom. Became Japan’s largest trading company
- “Akai Tori” (Red Bird) magazine founded - Suzuki Miekichi founded it. Starting point of children’s song and story movement
Sports & Entertainment
- National Secondary School Baseball Tournament held at Naruo - Tournament scale expanded
- Shiga Naoya publishes “At Cape Kinosaki” - Evaluated as masterpiece of I-novel
- “Carmen” performed at Asakusa Opera - Westernization of opera for masses
- Motion picture industry grows rapidly - Film became king of mass entertainment
- Tochigiyama promoted to yokozuna in sumo - Dawn of new era
School Enrollment & Graduation Chart
※ Adjust for gap years, repeating grades, or leave of absence
※ Those born Jan 1 - Apr 1 (early-born) enter school one year earlier