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Originally Posted by masaegu
For Meiji (1868 - 1912), it is not simple as it spans two centuries but it's basically + 67. The base year is 1800 rather than 1900.
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Looking it up afterward, I realized that was probably the reason I couldn`t remember... Or that there had been no easy and convenient rule introduced for converting the years to begin with.
I think there were a few others used for other periods in history, but I can`t remember any of them now... Especially some of the earlier stuff, as my Japanese wasn`t all that good.