Japanese era date昭和15年5月9日 (木)
Shōwa 15 . 5 . 9 (Thu)Gregorian date: Thursday, May 9th 1940
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Zodiac year: Year of the Metal Dragon · 庚辰 (kanoe-tatsu)
Traditional month name: 皐月 (satsuki)
The Shōwa era started on December 25th 1926 and ended on January 7th 1989.
The emperor during this era was Emperor Hirohito.