The 12th Japan Record Awards took place at the

Imperial Garden Theater The , often referred to simply as the Teigeki (帝劇), and previously the Imperial Garden Theater, is a Japanese theater located in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan operated by Toho. History Opened in 1911 as the first Western-style theater ...

in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1970, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Award winners

Japan Record Award

*Yoichi Sugawara for "Kyou De Owakare" ** Lyricist:

Rei Nakanishi was a Japanese novelist and songwriter. He won the 122nd Naoki Prize. Career Nakanishi was born Reizō Nakanishi () in Mudanjiang, Manchukuo. He graduated from Kudan High School in Tokyo and received a degree in French literature from Rikkyo ...

-2nd time awarded after 2 years ** Composer: Akira Ui ** Arranger: Kenichirou Morioka-2nd time awarded after 3 years ** Record Company:

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Best Vocalist

*Vacant

Best New Artist

*Akira Nishikino for "Mou Koi Nanoka"

Vocalist Award

*Youko Kishi for "Kibou" **2nd time awarded after 6 years, absent the live because of collagen disease, only responding by phone call. The vocal performer that has the most potential to be the best vocal performance winner. *

Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five are a Japanese kayōkyoku group, formed by Hiroshi Uchiyamada (born Michio Uchiyamada, 1936–2006) in 1967 and fronted by the lead vocalist Kiyoshi Maekawa. In 1969, the group debuted with the 11th Japan Record Award-winning song "Nagasaki wa ...

for "Uwasa No Onna" * Saori Yuki for "Tegami" *

Shinichi Mori known professionally as is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. He has sold more than 90 million records, making him one of the best selling Japanese musicians. Mori has been married and divorced twi ...

for "Hatoba Onna No Blues" **Last year's best vocal performance winner.

General Public Award

Keiko Fuji (5 July 1951 – 22 August 2013), known primarily by the stage name was a Japanese singer and actress. She had success in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s with her ballad-type songs. She was married on-and-off with Utada Teruzane, and was the ...

for "Inochi Azukemas" *

The Drifters The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in ...

for "Drift No Zundokobushi"

New Artist Award

*Masaki Nomura for "Ichido Dakenara" *Ritsuko Abe for "Ai No Kizuna" *Salty Sugar for "Hashire Koutaro" * Mari Henmi for "Keiken"

Composer Award

*Makoto Kawaguchi for "Manatsu No Arashi" **Singer:

Teruhiko Saigō was a Japanese singer and actor. As a singer, he was known as one of the three "''Gosanke''" (referring to ''gosanke'', the three great Tokugawa houses), along with Yukio Hashi and Kazuo Funaki. The stage name was based on the Meiji Restoration ...

Arrangement Award

*Shunichi Makaino for "Waratte Yurushite" **Singer:

Akiko Wada is an ethnically Korean Japanese singer, tarento and businesswoman from Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. She has various nicknames, one being "Akko". Due to her above-average height (174 cm or 5'8.5"), she is also nicknamed "jotei" ( ...

Lyricist Award

for "Showa Onna Blues" **Singer:

Mina Aoe , professionally known as , was a Japanese female ''enka'' singer who had a series of popular hits in the late 1960s and continued charting late into her career. With her distinctive husky voice, she acquired the nickname "Queen of the Blues" ...

**Awarded again after 3 years, 4th composer award.

Special Award

*Staff of Nippon Columbia for "Nihon Hayariuta No Ayumi"

Planning Award

* Nippon Columbia for "Futari No Ginza" and "Kyoto No Koi" **Composer:

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**Singer: Masako Izumi, Ken Yamauchi and Yuuko Nagisa **4th time in a row for 2 years.

Children's Song Award

Sakiko Tamagawa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tokyo. She is affiliated with Sigma Seven. She voices Rei Kuki in '' Genji Tsuushin Agedama'', Natsumi Tsujimoto in '' You're Under Arrest'', Kazama's mother in '' Crayon Shin-chan'', and Toy ...

for "Moomin Theme" **Theme song for

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External links

Official Website
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Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on TBS Japan at 6:30 P.M JST ...

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