昭和31年 (Showa 31) is 1956 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Showa 31 (昭和31年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1956 in the Western calendar.
1956 is the Year of the Monkey (申（さる） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 丙申.
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 31 is written 昭和31年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated S31 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
