If it were still the Showa era, this year would be Showa 99 and next year would be Showa 100. I was overwhelmed when I heard that.
Showa was easy.
Even if someone told me his
date of birth in Showa, I could easily convert it to the Gregorian calendar, and vice versa.
If you want to convert Showa to the Gregorian calendar, just add 1925.
If you want to convert the Gregorian calendar to Showa, just subtract 1925.
In fact, you only need to know the last two digits, so you only need to add or subtract 25.
But as soon as Heisei came, I couldn't understand anything.
To begin with, I didn't live in Japan for most of Heisei, so after Heisei, I used the Japanese calendar much less and less.
And then, before I knew it, Reiwa came.
The frequency of using the Japanese calendar became even less, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who asks the internet, "What year is Reiwa now?" when filling out a Japanese document once every few years.
