昭和57年 (Showa 57) is 1982 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Showa 57 (昭和57年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1982 in the Western calendar.
1982 is the Year of the Dog (戌（いぬ） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 壬戌.
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 57 is written 昭和57年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated S57 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
