昭和34年 (Showa 34) is 1959 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Showa 34 (昭和34年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1959 in the Western calendar.
1959 is the Year of the Boar (亥（い） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 己亥.
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 34 is written 昭和34年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated S34 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
