Year in Japan

1974 in Japanese History

1 recorded entry for this year. It falls in the Shōwa period (昭和時代, 1926 – 1989).

Era name: Shōwa era 昭和 (year 49 of the era)

What happened 出来事

May 8 1974 Izu Peninsula earthquake 伊豆半島沖地震 · Earthquake — earthquake impacting Izu Peninsula, Japan

Reading the year 1974 in Japanese

Japanese sources from this period date events by era name, not by the Western calendar. 1974 corresponds to Shōwa era 昭和 (year 49 of the era). Years are written with 年 (ねん, nen) — so 1600 appears as 慶長5年, "the fifth year of Keichō".

The year itself is read 1974年 (1974ねん) in modern Japanese. Browse the full timeline to see where this year sits in the wider arc, or the 20th century for its neighbours.