Born in 1959 (Shōwa 34 / 昭和34年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Boar — 亥 (い)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 己亥
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
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※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
1959 Events
Politics & Economy
- Crown Prince (now Emperor Emeritus) wedding - April 10, married Shoda Michiko. “Mitchie Boom”
- Iwato Boom continues - Economic growth reached double digits
- Cuban Revolution - Castro seized power. New phase of Cold War
Society & Lifestyle
- Ise Bay Typhoon - September 26, hit Tokai region. Major disaster with over 5,000 deaths
- Wedding parade accelerates TV adoption - Black-and-white TVs sold explosively
- Weekly Shonen Sunday and Magazine launched - Dawn of boys’ weekly manga magazines
- “Danchi-zoku” term coined - Young households in public housing complexes increased
- Taro and Jiro confirmed alive in Antarctica - Sakhalin dogs left behind previous year were alive
Sports & Entertainment
- Nagashima Shigeo hits walk-off home run at Imperial game - Dramatic homer before Emperor Showa
- Giants win Japan Series - Foundation for ON duo era
- Rikidozan defeats Lou Thesz - Golden age of pro wrestling
- “Yellow Cherry” huge hit - Three Cats’ representative song
- Film “The Human Condition” released - Kobayashi Masaki’s epic
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