Born in 1957 (Shōwa 32 / 昭和32年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Rooster — 酉 (とり)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 丁酉
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
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※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
1957 Events
Politics & Economy
- Kishi Nobusuke Cabinet formed - Began moving toward security treaty revision
- “Pan-bottom recession” - Recession following Jimmu Boom
- Soviet Union launches Sputnik - Space race began in earnest
Society & Lifestyle
- Japan’s first nuclear power generation - August 27, achieved criticality at Tokai Village, Ibaraki
- NHK begins FM broadcast experiments - Path to high-quality radio
- “Number one” weekly magazine boom - Weekly Taishu, Weekly Gendai, etc. launched
- TV subscriptions rapidly increase - Heading toward 2 million
- Path to instant ramen - Ando Momofuku began development
Sports & Entertainment
- Giants’ Nagashima Shigeo sets home run record in Big6 - New record of 8 home runs
- Nishitetsu wins consecutive Japan Series - Inao Kazuhisa’s great performance
- Film “Times of Joy and Sorrow” released - Kinoshita Keisuke’s masterpiece
- “Let’s Meet at Yurakucho” huge hit - Frank Nagai’s representative song
- Ishihara Yujiro becomes major star - Youth idol in Nikkatsu films
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