Today is a national holiday called Tenno tanjobi(天皇誕生日), Emperor's Birthday. He became 77 years old.
There are some milestone birthdays in Japan. 77 is one of them. It is called kijyu (喜寿). Other special birthdays are 20 (二十歳：hatachi), 60 (還暦：kanreki), 70 (古稀：koki), 80 (傘寿：sanju), 88 (米寿：beiju), 90 (卒寿：sotsuju), 99 (白寿：hakuju), and 100 (上寿：jyoju).
Do you have any special birthdays in your country?
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