Born in 2015 (Heisei 27 / 平成27年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Sheep — 未 (ひつじ)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 乙未
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
- N/A
※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
2015 Events
Politics & Economy
- Security-related laws enacted - September 19, passed in Diet. Demonstrations intensify
- My Number System begins - Number notifications from October. Social security and tax ID system
- TPP reaches broad agreement - October 5, agreement among 12 countries
Society & Lifestyle
- Hokuriku Shinkansen opens - March 14, Tokyo to Kanazawa in 2.5 hours
- Kanto-Tohoku flooding - September, Kinugawa River breach causes major damage
- New National Stadium controversy - Zaha design scrapped
- Kajita Takaaki wins Nobel Prize in Physics - For discovery of neutrino oscillations
- “Bakugai” (explosive buying) becomes buzzword - Chinese tourists’ purchasing power
Sports & Entertainment
- Rugby World Cup victory over South Africa - Goromaru Ayumu gains national popularity
- Hanyu Yuzuru sets world record - First to break 300 points in figure skating
- SoftBank wins consecutive Japan championships - Second straight victory
- “R.Y.U.S.E.I.” wins Record Grand Prize - Sandaime J Soul Brothers
- “Rassun Gorelai” spreads - 8.6 Second Bazooka
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