Graduation year chart for resume and CV in Japan

Graduation year chart for resume and CV in Japan 2023

Please use it when creating your resume and CV!

* YOB=Year of Birth, JC=Japanese Calendar, S=Shouwa, H=Heisei, R=Reiwa
ESG=Elementary School Graduation, JHSG=Junior High School Graduation,
HSG=High School Graduation,
Coll. G=College Graduation

YOB ESG JHSG HSG Coll. G
AD JC AD JC AD JC AD JC AD JC
1943 S.18 1956 S.31 1959 S.34 1962 S.37 1966 S.41
1944 S.19 1957 S.32 1960 S.35 1963 S.38 1967 S.42
1945 S.20 1958 S.33 1961 S.36 1964 S.39 1968 S.43
1946 S.21 1959 S.33 1962 S.37 1965 S.40 1969 S.44
1947 S.22 1960 S.35 1963 S.38 1966 S.41 1970 S.45
1948 S.23 1961 S.36 1964 S.39 1967 S.42 1971 S.46
1949 S.24 1962 S.37 1965 S.40 1968 S.43 1972 S.47
1950 S.25 1963 S.38 1966 S.41 1969 S.44 1973 S.48
1951 S.26 1964 S.39 1967 S.42 1970 S.45 1974 S.49
1952 S.27 1965 S.40 1968 S.43 1971 S.46 1975 S.50
YOB ESG JHSG HSG Coll. G
1953 S.28 1966 S.41 1969 S.44 1972 S.47 1976 S.51
1954 S.29 1967 S.42 1970 S.45 1973 S.48 1977 S.52
1955 S.30 1968 S.43 1971 S.46 1974 S.49 1978 S.53
1956 S.31 1969 S.44 1972 S.47 1975 S.50 1979 S.54
1957 S.32 1970 S.45 1973 S.48 1976 S.51 1980 S.55
1958 S.33 1971 S.46 1974 S.49 1977 S.52 1981 S.56
1959 S.34 1972 S.47 1975 S.50 1978 S.53 1982 S.57
1960 S.35 1973 S.48 1976 S.51 1979 S.54 1983 S.58
1961 S.36 1974 S.49 1977 S.52 1980 S.55 1984 S.59
1962 S.37 1975 S.50 1978 S.53 1981 S.56 1985 S.60
YOB ESG JHSG HSG Coll. G
1963 S.38 1976 S.51 1979 S.54 1982 S.57 1986 S.61
1964 S.39 1977 S.52 1980 S.55 1983 S.58 1987 S.62
1965 S.40 1978 S.53 1981 S.56 1984 S.59 1988 S.63
1966 S.41 1979 S.54 1982 S.57 1985 S.60 1989 H.1
1967 S.42 1980 S.55 1983 S.58 1986 S.61 1990 H.2
1968 S.43 1981 S.56 1984 S.59 1987 S.62 1991 H.3
1969 S.44 1982 S.57 1985 S.60 1988 S.63 1992 H.4
1970 S.45 1983 S.58 1986 S.61 1989 H.1 1993 H.5
1971 S.46 1984 S.59 1987 S.62 1990 H.2 1994 H.6
1972 S.47 1985 S.60 1988 S.63 1991 H.3 1995 H.7
YOB ESG JHSG HSG Coll.G
1973 S.48 1986 S.61 1989 H.1 1992 H.4 1996 H.8
1974 S.49 1987 S.62 1990 H.2 1993 H.5 1997 H.9
1975 S.50 1988 S.63 1991 H.3 1994 H.6 1998 H.10
1976 S.51 1989 H.1 1992 H.4 1995 H.7 1999 H.11
1977 S.52 1990 H.2 1993 H.5 1996 H.8 2000 H.12
1978 S.53 1991 H.3 1994 H.6 1997 H.9 2001 H.13
1979 S.54 1992 H.4 1995 H.7 1998 H.10 2002 H.14
1980 S.55 1993 H.5 1996 H.8 1999 H.11 2003 H.15
1981 S.56 1994 H.6 1997 H.9 2000 H.12 2004 H.16
1982 S.57 1995 H.7 1998 H.10 2001 H.13 2005 H.17
YOB ESG JHSG HSG Coll. G
1983 S.58 1996 H.8 1999 H.11 2002 H.14 2006 H.18
1984 S.59 1997 H.9 2000 H.12 2003 H.15 2007 H.19
1985 S.60 1998 H.10 2001 H.13 2004 H.16 2008 H.20
1986 S.61 1999 H.11 2002 H.14 2005 H.17 2009 H.21
1987 S.62 2000 H.12 2003 H.15 2006 H.18 2010 H.22
1988 S.63 2001 H.13 2004 H.16 2007 H.19 2011 H.23
1989 H.1 2002 H.14 2005 H.17 2008 H.20 2012 H.24
1990 H.2 2003 H.15 2006 H.18 2009 H.21 2013 H.25
1991 H.3 2004 H.16 2007 H.19 2010 H.22 2014 H.26
1992 H.4 2005 H.17 2008 H.20 2011 H.23 2015 H.27
YOB ESG JHSG HSG Coll. G
1993 H.5 2006 H.18 2009 H.21 2012 H.24 2016 H.28
1994 H.6 2007 H.19 2010 H.22 2013 H.25 2017 H.29
1995 H.7 2008 H.20 2011 H.23 2014 H.26 2018 H.30
1996 H.8 2009 H.21 2012 H.24 2015 H.27 2019 R.1
1997 H.9 2010 H.22 2013 H.25 2016 H.28 2020 R.2
1998 H.10 2011 H.23 2014 H.26 2017 H.29 2021 R.3
1999 H.11 2012 H.24 2015 H.27 2018 H.30 2022 R.4
2000 H.12 2013 H.25 2016 H.28 2019 R.1 2023 R.5
2001 H.13 2014 H.26 2017 H.29 2020 R.2 2024 R.6
2002 H.14 2015 H.27 2018 H.30 2021 R.3 2025 R.7
YOB ESG JHSG HSG Coll. G
2003 H.15 2016 H.28 2019 R.1 2022 R.4 2026 R.8

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