Born in 1956 (Shōwa 31 / 昭和31年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Monkey — 申 (さる)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 丙申
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
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※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
1956 Events
Politics & Economy
- Japan-Soviet Joint Declaration - October 19, diplomatic relations restored with Soviet Union. Made UN membership possible
- Japan joins United Nations - December 18, approved as 80th member nation
- Economic White Paper “No longer postwar” - Declared completion of postwar recovery
Society & Lifestyle
- Anti-Prostitution Law enacted - Red-light districts to be abolished. Enforced in 1958
- Tokaido Line fully electrified - Tokyo to Osaka connected by electric train
- Weekly Shincho launched - Beginning of publisher-issued weekly magazine boom
- “Taiyozoku” (Sun Tribe) appears - Youth culture influenced by Ishihara Shintaro’s “Season of the Sun”
- TV subscriptions exceed 1 million - Home entertainment transformed
Sports & Entertainment
- Melbourne Olympics - Gold medals in gymnastics, wrestling, and swimming
- Nishitetsu Lions become Japan champions - Defeated Giants for title
- Ishihara Shintaro wins Akutagawa Prize for “Season of the Sun” - Sparked Taiyozoku boom
- Film “Season of the Sun” released - Ishihara Yujiro’s debut work
- Elvis Presley popularity arrives - Rock and roll excited youth
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