Born in 1946 (Shōwa 21 / 昭和21年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Dog — 戌 (いぬ)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 丙戌
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
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※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
1946 Events
Politics & Economy
- Constitution of Japan promulgated - November 3 promulgation (enforced following May). Popular sovereignty and pacifism enshrined
- Emperor’s Declaration of Humanity - January 1, Emperor denied being a living god
- Public office purge - Wartime leaders excluded from public positions
Society & Lifestyle
- Nankai Earthquake - December 21, M8.0 massive earthquake. Over 1,300 deaths
- Repatriation intensifies - Over 6 million returned from Manchuria, Korea, and South Pacific
- Food May Day - May 19, 250,000 gathered at Imperial Palace demanding food
- Deposit freeze and new yen conversion - February, old yen invalidated as anti-inflation measure
- Black markets at peak - At Ueno Ameyoko, Shinjuku, and throughout the nation
Sports & Entertainment
- Professional baseball resumes - Official games started with 8 teams
- First National Athletic Meet - Held in Keihanshin. Revival of postwar sports
- “Tokyo Boogie Woogie” huge hit - Kasagi Shizuko’s boogie woogie boom
- Film “No Regrets for Our Youth” released - Kurosawa Akira director’s work
- NHK “Nodo Jiman” broadcast begins - Pioneer of amateur participation shows
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