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AD 2006 in Japan is ...

Heisei 18

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AD 2006 is also...

Meiji 139

Taisei 95

Showa 81

Heisei 18

"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
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

2007 Heisei 19

17

tei (hinoto) i

Pig

2008 Heisei 20

16

bo (tsuchinoe) ne

Rat

2009 Heisei 21

15

ki (tsuchinoto) ushi

Ox