昭和59年 (Showa 59) is 1984 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Showa 59 (昭和59年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1984 in the Western calendar.
1984 is the Year of the Rat (子（ね） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 甲子.
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 59 is written 昭和59年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated S59 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
