The 43rd Annual Japan Record Awards took place on December 31, 2001, starting at 6:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Award winners

Japan Record Award

* " Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki (Composer: D.A.I and Ayumi Hamasaki; Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki; Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki; Producer: Max Matsuura)

Best Album Award

* ''Love Notes'' by The Gospellers

Best Singer Award

* Hisami Tagawa

Best Newcomer Award

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Composition Award

Kazuhito Kikuchi is a Japanese composer. From 2001 to 2005 he was a member of the J-pop duo Breath. He has been one of the main song composers for Ayumi Hamasaki and has also written songs for Kumi Koda, Every Little Thing, Ami Suzuki and others. He won the B ...

for "Fragile" by Every Little Thing

Lyricist Award

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for "Vertigo" by

Arrangement Award

* Megumi Wakakusa for "Yume no Hate ~Meridian Dream~" by Sachiko Kobayashi

Tadashi Yoshida Award

* Masato Sugimoto

Gold Medal

* "Fragile" by Every Little Thing (Composer:

; Lyrics: Kaori Mochida; Arrangement: Ichiro Ito, Genya Kuwashima, and

) * "Taiga no Nagare" by Miyuki Kawanaka (Producer: Yasuhiro Senga; Composer: Tetsuya Gen; Lyrics: Osamu Yoshioka; Arrangement: Toshiaki Maeda) * "Always and Again and Again" by Yumi Kimura (Composer: Yumi Kimura; Lyrics: Wakako Kaku; Producer: Joe Hisaishi) * "White Lovers" by

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(Composers, lyrics, and arrangement:

and Ken Shima) * "Uminari" by Toshimi Tagawa (Composer: Jun Suzuki; Lyrics: Keiko Yuki; Arrangement: Toshiaki Maeda; Producer: Kunio Saito) * "Steppin' and Shakin'" by DA PUMP (Composer, arrangement, and producer: Akio Togashi; Lyrics: mcA T & KEN) * "Spring Has Come" by Yoshimi Tendo (Composer: Koji Tokuhisa; Lyrics: Hajime Tateishi; Arrangement: Takaharu Ikeda; Producer: Jun Ikeda) * "Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki (Composer: D.A.I and Ayumi Hamasaki; Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki; Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki; Producer: Max Matsuura) * "Because It's the First Time in Three Years" by Yuri Harada (Composer: Shunichi Makaino; Lyrics: Yomi Asako; Arrangement: Tatsuya Nango; Producer: Kenji Oku) * "Oi Chasing Otojiro" by

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(Composer: Hideo Mizumori; Lyrics: Yurio Matsui; Arrangement: Norio Ito; Producer: Kunio Saito) * "IS IT YOU?" by Hitomi (Composer: Kosuke Morimoto; Lyrics: Hitomi; Arrangement and producer: Zentaro Watanabe) * "Your innocence" by Hiro (Composer, lyrics, and arrangement: Takusuke Hayama)

New Face Award

. * Shinobu Otowa * ZONE

Planning Award

* ''Dreams Still Go Round ~ Nursery Rhymes Sung By Shoichi Ozawa'' by Shoichi Ozawa * ''Love ☆ Arigatou'' by Kim Young Ja * ''Hiroshi World Goldies'' by Hiroshi * ''Score of Love'' by Toru Funamura

Distinguished Service Award

* Saburo Kitajima * Sadao Watanabe

Special Prize

* "There will be tomorrow" by Re:Japan * "ZERO LANDMINE" by NML

Special Award

* Toru Funamura

Special Achievement Award

* Hibari Misora

External links

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References

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