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AD 2012 in Japan is ...

Heisei 24

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AD 2012 is also...

Meiji 145

Taisei 101

Showa 87

Heisei 24

"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
2009 Heisei 21

15

ki (tsuchinoto) ushi

Ox

2010 Heisei 22

14

ko (kanoe) tora

Tiger

2011 Heisei 23

13

shin (kanoto) u

Rabbit

2012 Heisei 24

12

jin (mizunoe) tatsu

Dragon

2013 Heisei 25

11

ki (mizunoto) mi

Snake

2014 Heisei 26

10

ko (kinoe) uma

Horse

2015 Heisei 27

9

otsu (kinoto) hitsuji

Goat