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AD 1942 in Japan is ...

Showa 17

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1940
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AD 1942 is also...

Bakumatsu 90

Meiji 75

Taisei 31

Showa 17

"The Shōwa era refers to the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa from December 25, 1926 until his death on January 7, 1989. It was preceded by the Taishō period." -Wikipedia

Age Lookup

Year Local year Age Ganzhi Zodiac
1939 Showa 14

85

ki (tsuchinoto) u

Rabbit

1940 Showa 15

84

ko (kanoe) tatsu

Dragon

1941 Showa 16

83

shin (kanoto) mi

Snake

1942 Showa 17

82

jin (mizunoe) uma

Horse

1943 Showa 18

81

ki (mizunoto) hitsuji

Goat

1944 Showa 19

80

ko (kinoe) saru

Monkey

1945 Showa 20

79

otsu (kinoto) tori

Rooster