Born Early

Hayaumare, born early, describes a person born between January 1 and April 1.

The reason lies in how Japanese law counts age. Legally, a person becomes a year older on the day before the birthday. A child born on April 1 therefore turns six on March 31 and starts school the next day. A child born one day later starts school a year later, in the class below.

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