昭和49年 (Showa 49) is 1974 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Showa 49 (昭和49年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1974 in the Western calendar.
1974 is the Year of the Tiger (寅（とら） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 甲寅.
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 49 is written 昭和49年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated S49 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
