Born in 1998 (Heisei 10 / 平成10年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Tiger — 寅 (とら)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 戊寅
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
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※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
1998 Events
Politics & Economy
- Nagano Olympics held - Opened February 7. Japan’s second Winter Olympics
- Obuchi Keizo Cabinet formed - Took over after PM Hashimoto resigned
- Financial Revitalization Law enacted - Bad loan cleanup and bank bailouts
Society & Lifestyle
- Wakayama curry poisoning incident - July 25, poison in summer festival curry. 4 deaths
- Akashi Kaikyo Bridge opens - April 5, world’s longest suspension bridge
- iMac released - Apple’s translucent PC appeared
- Mobile phone adoption accelerates - Became youth essential item
- “Dacchuuno” becomes buzzword - Pirates comedy duo’s gag
Sports & Entertainment
- Nagano Olympics ski jumping team gold - Harada Masahiko and others thrived
- Soccer World Cup France - Japan’s first appearance but lost all 3 games
- Yokohama BayStars become Japan champions - First title in 38 years
- Utada Hikaru debuts with “Automatic” - 15-year-old genius singer
- Morning Musume breaks through - Rising popularity toward “LOVE Machine”
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