Born in 1968 (Shōwa 43 / 昭和43年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Monkey — 申 (さる)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 戊申
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
- N/A
※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
1968 Events
Politics & Economy
- 300 Million Yen Robbery - December 10, criminal in police motorcycle outfit robbed cash transport car. Remains unsolved
- Ogasawara Islands returned to Japan - June 26, returned from America
- Kawabata Yasunari wins Nobel Prize in Literature - First Japanese literature laureate
Society & Lifestyle
- Tokyo University Yasuda Auditorium Incident (next year) - Student movements intensified. Era of university disputes
- Tokachi-oki Earthquake - May 16, M7.9 major earthquake. 52 deaths
- Postal code system begins - 5-digit system from July 1
- Japan’s GNP becomes world’s 2nd largest - Achievement of high economic growth
- Kasumigaseki Building completed - Japan’s first skyscraper (147m)
Sports & Entertainment
- Mexico Olympics - Bronze in soccer. Kimihara Kenji won silver in marathon
- Giants achieve V9 - Unprecedented 9 consecutive championships
- Doraemon serialization begins - Fujiko F. Fujio’s masterpiece (Shogakukan grade magazines)
- “The Drunken Returned” huge hit - Folk Crusaders’ quirky song
- “Angel’s Temptation” wins Record Grand Prize - Mayuzumi Jun won
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