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, December 31, 1991, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were broadcast in Japan by TBS/JNN/JRN.

Award winners

Pops and Rock

Japan Record Award

* KAN for "Ai wa Katsu"

Best Vocalist Award

* Aska for "Hajimari wa itsumo ame"

Best New Artist Award

*Mi-Ke for "Omoide no Kujūkuri-hama"

Best Album Award

Tatsuro Yamashita , occasionally referred to as Tatsu Yamashita or Tats Yamashita, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer, who is known for pioneering the city pop style of music. His most well-known song is "Christmas Eve", a best-selling song rel ...

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Gold disc Award (Nomination for the Japan Record Award)

*Tatsuro Yamashita for "Artisan" *

Kyōko Koizumi (born February 4, 1966) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is signed to Victor Entertainment. Career In 1981, Kyoko Koizumi participated in and won the Star Tanjo! programme and released her first single in March 1982. She obtained several ...

for "Anata ni aete yokatta" *

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for " Say Yes" *Aska for "Hajimari wa itsumo ame" * Kazumasa Oda for " Love Story wa Totsuzen ni"

New Artist Award (Nomination for the Best New Artist Award)

* Michiyo Nakajima for "Akai Hanataba" *

Noriyuki Makihara , nicknamed by his fans, is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. He has sold a total of 21 million copies in Japan alone. Biography Makihara was born on 18 May 1969 in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University to study Engl ...

for "Donna toki mo" *Mi-Ke for "Omoide no Kujūkuri-hama" *

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for " Densetsu no Shōjo"

Album Award

*Tatsuro Yamashita for "Artisan" *

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for " Kurutta Taiyou" *Aska for "Scene II" * X for "

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Yumi Matsutoya , nicknamed , is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and pianist. Generally the writer of both the lyrics and the music in her songs, she is renowned for her idiosyncratic voice and live performances, and is one of the most prominent figures ...

for "Tengoku no door" *

Eikichi Yazawa is a Japanese singer-songwriter, and a prominent figure in Japanese popular music. Yoko Yazawa of The Generous is his daughter. He has been nicknamed as Ei-chan (永ちゃん), Boss or The King of Rock. Biography Sources: 1949-1967: Early Li ...

for "Don't Wanna Stop" * Princess Princess for " Princess Princess" *

Yuko Hara Yuko Hara (原由子 ''Hara Yūko'', born December 11, 1956, in Yokohama, Japan, nicknamed "Harabo") is the keyboardist for Southern All Stars. She is also a vocalist and writes many of her own songs. She is married to Keisuke Kuwata, the mul ...

for "Mother" *

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for " Risky" * Dreams Come True for "Wonder 3"

Best Album / New Artist Award

*ORIGINAL LOVE for "LOVE!LOVE! & LOVE!"

Special Award

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Composition Award

*ASKA for "SAY YES","Hajimari wa itsumo ame" （vo.:ASKA）

Arrangement Award

Takeshi Kobayashi , is a Japanese keyboardist, lyricist, composer, arranger, and record producer. History Kobayashi started his professional career in the late 1970s. After working in the backing bands for singers such as Yosui Inoue, Misato Watanabe, and Anri, ...

for "Anata ni aete yokatta" （vo.:Kyōko Koizumi）

Lyrics Award

*Kyōko Koizumi for "Anata ni aete yokatta" （vo.:Kyōko Koizumi）

Planning Award

*HIS(

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, Fuyumi Sakamoto) for "Nihon no hito" * KRYZLER & KOMPANY *

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sang Japanese Idol & Pops * Fumiaki Miyamoto for "Ao no kaori"

Best Foreign Artist

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Enka and Kayōkyoku

Japan Record Award

* Saburo Kitajima for "Kita no daichi"

Best Vocalist

* Fuyumi Sakamoto for "Hinokuni no onna"

Best New Artist

*Jun Karaki for "Yasegaman"

Best Album Award

* Takao Horiuchi for "GENTS"

Gold disc Award (Nomination for the Japan Record Award)

*Kaori Kozai for "Haguresō" *Saburo Kitajima for "Kita no daichi" *Kye Eun-Sook for "Kanashimi no hōmonsya"

New Artist Award (Nomination for the Best New Artist Award)

*Jun Karaki for "Yasegaman" *Shijimi to Sazae for "Monomane Omoide no Kujūkuri-hama"

Album Award

*Mitsuko Nakanura for "Shiawase zake" *Takao Horiuchi for "GENTS" * Hitoshi Ueki for "Sūdara-Densetsu"

Composition Award

*Syōsuke Ichikawa for "Koi banka" （vo.: Natsuko Godai）

Arrangement Award

*Eiji Kawamura for "Kanashimi no hōmonsya" （vo.:Kye Eun-Sook）

Lyrics Award

*Takashi Taka for "Hinokuni no onna" （vo.:Fuyumi Sakamoto）

Planning Award

*Miyako Otsuki for "Hashi-monogatari Jissyō" *Jirō Sugita for "Love Letter" (composed by Tadashi Yoshida)

Achievement Award

Peggy Hayama born was a Japanese singer. Born Shigeko Kotakari in Yotsuya, Hayama attended Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School, where she was discovered while singing jazz. She debuted at the age of 18 in 1952, and two years later entered the Kohaku Uta Gass ...

(Introducing foreign songs)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Hachiro Kasuga , born Minoru Watabe, was a Japanese enka singer. He has been dubbed "the first enka singer". Having seen Ichiro Fujiyama on stage, he attempted to become a popular singer. After he graduated from the Toyo Music School, he joined the Imperial ...

Special Award

Linda Yamamoto , Chinese: 山本稲; pinyin: ''shan bendao'') is a Japanese singer and model whose latest hit song was in 1973. Biography Yamamoto was born March 4, 1951, in Kitakyushu to a Japanese mother and an American father. Her father was a U.S. servi ...

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Hibari Misora Award

* Ayako Fuji for "Amayo zake"

References

External links

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Events at the Nippon Budokan

Award winners

Pops and Rock

Japan Record Award

Best Vocalist Award

Best New Artist Award

Best Album Award

Gold disc Award (Nomination for the Japan Record Award)

New Artist Award (Nomination for the Best New Artist Award)

Album Award

Best Album / New Artist Award

Special Award

Composition Award

Arrangement Award

Lyrics Award

Planning Award

Best Foreign Artist

Enka and Kayōkyoku

Japan Record Award

Best Vocalist

Best New Artist

Best Album Award

Gold disc Award (Nomination for the Japan Record Award)

New Artist Award (Nomination for the Best New Artist Award)

Album Award

Composition Award

Arrangement Award

Lyrics Award

Planning Award

Achievement Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

Special Award

Hibari Misora Award

See also

References

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