Born in 1924 (Taishō 13 / 大正13年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Rat — 子 (ね)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 甲子
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
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※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
1924 Events
Politics & Economy
- Three-Party Coalition Cabinet formed - Prime Minister Kato Takaaki. “Normal course of constitutional government” established
- Shimizu Tunnel construction begins - Difficult construction on Joetsu Line started. Completed 9 years later
- Universal suffrage bill deliberation begins - Consideration of extending voting rights to all men over 25
Society & Lifestyle
- Koshien Stadium completed - Opened August 1. Large stadium with 60,000 capacity
- Imperial Capital reconstruction intensifies - Land readjustment, road widening, park development progressed
- Showa-dori and Yasukuni-dori planned - Modern street network development
- Department stores recover - Mitsukoshi, Matsuzakaya, etc. resumed business
- Buses become main urban transportation - Entaro buses (Ford-made) ran through streets
Sports & Entertainment
- 10th National Secondary School Baseball Tournament - First held at Koshien. Became sacred ground of high school baseball
- Paris Olympics - Naito Katsuoki won bronze medal in wrestling
- Takarazuka performs “Mon Paris” - Huge success with Japan’s first revue format
- Movie theaters recover - New movie districts formed in Asakusa and Shinjuku
- Kawabata Yasunari publishes “The Dancing Girl of Izu” - Neo-Sensationalist masterpiece
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