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AD 2003 in Japan is ...

Heisei 15

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AD 2003 is also...

Meiji 136

Taisei 92

Showa 78

Heisei 15

"The Heisei era is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Akihito from 8 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. The Heisei era started on 8 January 1989, the day after the death of the Emperor Hirohito, when his son, Akihito, acceded to the throne as the 125th Emperor." -Wikipedia

Age Lookup

Year Local year Age Ganzhi Zodiac
2000 Heisei 12

24

ko (kanoe) tatsu

Dragon

2001 Heisei 13

23

shin (kanoto) mi

Snake

2002 Heisei 14

22

jin (mizunoe) uma

Horse

2003 Heisei 15

21

ki (mizunoto) hitsuji

Goat

2004 Heisei 16

20

ko (kinoe) saru

Monkey

2005 Heisei 17

19

otsu (kinoto) tori

Rooster

2006 Heisei 18

18

hei (hinoto) inu

Dog