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Shōwa 42 in the Western calendar
昭和四十二年
=
1967
Year 42 of the Shōwa era is 1967 in the Western calendar.
Western year
1967
Kanji form
昭和四十二年
as stamped on coins
Abbreviation
S42
on licenses & forms
Zodiac
丁未 Fire Goat
Era position
Year 42 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 昭和四十二年 — 四十二 is four-ten-two, so it reads 42.
Quick conversion rule: Shōwa year + 1925 = Western year (Shōwa 42 + 1925 = 1967).