昭和12年 (Showa 12) is 1937 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Showa 12 (昭和12年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1937 in the Western calendar.
1937 is the Year of the Ox (丑（うし） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 丁丑.
It depends on whether they have had their birthday yet this year. The box near the top of this page calculates both possible ages automatically from today's date — the lower number is their age before their birthday, the higher number is their age after.
Showa 12 is written 昭和12年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated S12 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
