Born in 1943 (Shōwa 18 / 昭和18年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Sheep — 未 (ひつじ)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 癸未
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
- N/A
※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
1943 Events
Politics & Economy
- Guadalcanal evacuation - February, reported as “advance” in Imperial Headquarters announcement
- Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku killed - April 18, Combined Fleet Commander shot down
- Student soldiers mobilized - October 21, send-off at rainy Jingu Stadium. Liberal arts students to battlefield
Society & Lifestyle
- Student mobilization intensifies - Secondary school students and above to munitions factories
- “Fight to the death” slogan - Decisive battle slogans throughout cities
- Clothing ticket system strictened - Fashion completely disappeared
- Evacuation preparation - Plans for moving from cities to countryside
- Food shortage becomes severe - Substitute foods, suiron (wheat gruel) became daily
Sports & Entertainment
- Professional baseball scaled down - Players also drafted
- Film “Rickshaw Man” released - Inagaki Hiroshi’s masterpiece (partly censored)
- Takarazuka Revue becomes wartime-themed - Military-style programs increased
- Koshien continues to be cancelled - Students to factories
- War reports on radio - Imperial Headquarters announcements became information source
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