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AD 1980 in Japan is ...

Showa 55

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1977
1978
1979
1981
1982
1983

AD 1980 is also...

Bakumatsu 128

Meiji 113

Taisei 69

Showa 55

"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
1977 Showa 52

47

tei (hinoto) mi

Snake

1978 Showa 53

46

bo (tsuchinoe) uma

Horse

1979 Showa 54

45

ki (tsuchinoto) hitsuji

Goat

1980 Showa 55

44

ko (kanoe) saru

Monkey

1981 Showa 56

43

shin (kanoto) tori

Rooster

1982 Showa 57

42

jin (mizunoe) inu

Dog

1983 Showa 58

41

ki (mizunoto) i

Pig