The 22nd Japan Record Awards ceremony was held on 31 December 1980 at the

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, and was broadcast live in Japan through the

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network. The broadcast ran from 19:00 (JST) to 20:55 (JST). The 22nd Japan Record Award went to

Aki Yashiro , real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代 ''Masuda Akiyo'') (born Akiyo Hashimoto (橋本明代 ''Hashimoto Akiyo'') on August 29, 1950), is a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name "Yashiro" is adopted from her hometown, "Yatsushiro" (� ...

for "Ame no Bojō" ( ja), and Best Vocal Performance went to

Harumi Miyako , born Harumi Kitamura (, ''Kitamura Harumi'') in Kyoto, is a Japanese ''enka'' singer. She made her debut in 1964. Her popularity has lasted: she makes frequent appearances in the annual television spectacular ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' and has ac ...

for "Ōsaka Shigure" ( ja).

Presenters

; Main host * Keizō Takahashi ; Progress announcers * Kentaro Watanabe (TBS announcer) * Yoshiko Nakada

Nominees and winners

Japan Record Award

* "Ame no Bojō" ( ja) ** Artist:

** Lyricist:

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** Composer: Keisuke Hama ** Arranger: Koji Ryuzaki

Best Vocal Performance Award

– " Ōsaka Shigure"

Best New Artist Award

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– "Hattoshite! Good" ( ja)

New Artist Award

Best New Artist Award nominations. *

Yoshimi Iwasaki is a Japanese singer and actress. She is notable for singing most of the various theme songs for the anime television series ''Touch'' along with Yumekojo. In 2008, she joined the fantasy band Sound Horizon for the release of their 6th story C ...

– "Anata Iro no Manon" ( ja) *

Naoko Kawai , (24 July 1963) is a 1980s era Japanese pop idol, singer-songwriter, and composer.『別冊近代映画　河合奈保子特集号』（近代映画社刊 1981年） Career Naoko was a regular on Kōhaku Uta Gassen, an annual television progr ...

– "Yankee Boy" ( ja) *

– "Hattoshite! Good" ( ja) *

Seiko Matsuda , known professionally as , is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter, known for being one of the most popular Japanese idols of the 1980s. Since then, she is still actively releasing new singles and albums, doing annual summer concert tours, win ...

– "Aoi Sangoshō" ( ja) * Kazuko Matsumura – "Kaettekoi yo" ( ja)

Special General Public Award

Momoe Yamaguchi , known by her maiden name , is a Japanese former singer, actress, and idol whose career lasted from 1972 to 1980. Often simply referred to by her given name "Momoe," Yamaguchi is one of the most successful singers in Japanese music, releasing 32 ...

Best Song Award

Japan Record Award nominations. *

– "Ame no Bojō" ( ja) *

Sachiko Kobayashi , born in Niigata, Japan, is a female Japanese enka singer and occasional voice actress and voice provider of VOCALOID 4 Sachiko developed by YAMAHA co. She previously worked alongside the Pokémon Company, under the alias " Garura Kobayashi". ...

– "Are kara Ichinen Tachimashita" *

– "Ōsaka Shigure" ( ja) *

Hiromi Iwasaki is a Japanese female singer who debuted in 1975. Her younger sister Yoshimi Iwasaki is also a singer. In 1981 she was awarded the Silver Prize at the Tokyo Music Festival for her song "Koimachigusa". Her representative songs are "" — "Roman ...

– "Ginga Densetsu" ( ja) * Mayumi Itsuwa – "Koibito yo" ( ja) *

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– "Sakaba de Dabada" ( ja) *

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– "Santa Maria no Inori" ( ja) * Monta & Brothers – "Dancing All Night" ( ja) *

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– "Futari no Yoake" ( ja) * Mizue Takada – "Watashi no Piano" ( ja)

Best Album Award

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– ''Gyakuryū'' ( ja) *

Yellow Magic Orchestra Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO for short) is a Japanese electronic music band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead vocals) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards, vocals). The group is conside ...

– ''

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'' *

Tatsuro Yamashita , occasionally credited as Tatsu Yamashita or Tats Yamashita, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer, who is known for pioneering the style of Japanese adult-oriented rock/soft rock music. His most well-known song is "Christmas E ...

– '' Moonglow''

Lyricist Award

Also known as the Yaso Saijō Award. *

Tetsuya Takeda Tetsuya Takeda (), born April 11, 1949, is a Japanese folk singer and actor. Takeda is perhaps most known in Japan for his starring role in the Tokyo Broadcasting System's (TBS) long-running, highly rated television drama '' Sannen B Gumi Kinpa ...

– "Okuru Kotoba" ( ja) (singer: Kaientai)

Composer Award

Also known as the

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Award. * Yoshinori Monta – "Dancing All Night" ( ja) (singer: Monta & Brothers)

Arranger Award

Tsugutoshi Gotō is a Japanese songwriter, bassist and music producer. Gotō broke into the Japanese music industry playing bass on tour for artists like Sadistic Mika Band, Bread & Butter and Shiro Kishibe. He went on to write and produce songs for other artist ...

– "TOKIO" ( ja) (singer:

)

Special Award

Ichimaru , born , was a popular Japanese recording artist and geisha. Her rivalry with another popular geisha singer, , created the " Era" in Japanese music history. Early life Ichimaru grew up in Japan with eleven siblings under harsh conditions. She ...

* Takao Saeki *

Ichirō Fujiyama , born , was a Japanese singer and composer, known for his contribution to Japanese popular music called '' ryūkōka'' by his Western classical music skills. He was born in Chūō, Tokyo, and graduated from the Tokyo Music School. Although h ...

Planning Award

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* King Records *

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Long Seller Award

* Los Indios & Silvia – "Wakaretemo Suki na Hito" ( ja)

Achievement Award

Awarded by the Japan Composer's Association * Player Award ** Tasuku Sano (saxophonist and clarinetist) ** Kazuo Tanaka (drummer) ** Raymond Conde (clarinetist) ** Kiichi Tazawa (pianist) * Achievement Award ** Sō Nishizawa (lyricist)

TBS Award

Awarded by the sponsoring organization. * Kaientai

References

External links

* {{Japan Record Awards

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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 a ...