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Shōwa 43 in the Western calendar
昭和四十三年
=
1968
Year 43 of the Shōwa era is 1968 in the Western calendar.
Western year
1968
Kanji form
昭和四十三年
as stamped on coins
Abbreviation
S43
on licenses & forms
Zodiac
戊申 Earth Monkey
Era position
Year 43 of 64
Shōwa era (Dec 25, 1926 – Jan 7, 1989)
Age today
How to read it
On coins and formal documents the year is written 昭和四十三年 — 四十三 is four-ten-three, so it reads 43.
Quick conversion rule: Shōwa year + 1925 = Western year (Shōwa 43 + 1925 = 1968).