FileMaker offers a range of date manipulation functions, including those for the Japanese calendar.
| 
			 Syntax  | 
			
			 Data Type Returned  | 
		
|---|---|
| 
			 Date ( month; day; year )  | 
			
			 Date  | 
		
| 
			 Day ( date )  | 
			
			 Number  | 
		
| 
			 DayName ( date )  | 
			
			 Text  | 
		
| 
			 DayNameJ ( date )  | 
			
			 Text (Japanese)  | 
		
| 
			 DayOfWeek ( date )  | 
			
			 Number  | 
		
| 
			 DayOfYear ( date )  | 
			
			 Number  | 
		
| 
			 Month ( date )  | 
			
			 Number  | 
		
| 
			 MonthName ( date )  | 
			
			 Text  | 
		
| 
			 MonthNameJ ( date )  | 
			
			 Text (Japanese)  | 
		
| 
			 WeekOfYear ( date )  | 
			
			 Number  | 
		
| 
			 WeekOfYearFiscal ( date; startingDay )  | 
			
			 Number  | 
		
| 
			 Year ( date )  | 
			
			 Number  | 
		
| 
			 YearName ( date; format )  | 
			
			 Text (Japanese)  | 
		
 
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