Born in 1993 (Heisei 5 / 平成5年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Rooster — 酉 (とり)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 癸酉
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
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※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
1993 Events
Politics & Economy
- 1955 System collapses - Non-LDP coalition Hosokawa Cabinet formed. LDP became opposition
- Crown Prince (now Emperor) wedding - June 9, married Masako. Mitchie Boom again
- EU (European Union) launched - November 1, Maastricht Treaty transformed EC into EU
Society & Lifestyle
- Rice shortage from cool summer - Record cold summer, crop index 74. Thai rice emergency import
- J.League opens - May 15, professional soccer league started
- Rainbow Bridge opens - August 26, improved access to Odaiba
- Windows 3.1 spreads - PCs reached ordinary households
- Outdoor boom - Camping and hiking became popular
Sports & Entertainment
- J.League’s “Agony of Doha” - Missed World Cup qualification
- Wakanohana promoted to yokozuna - Expectations for simultaneous brother yokozuna
- Yakult Swallows win consecutive championships - Golden era under Manager Nomura
- “YAH YAH YAH” huge hit - CHAGE and ASKA for second consecutive year
- Being Inc. artists at peak - B’z, ZARD, WANDS symbolized 90s J-pop
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