17th Japan Record Awards

Japan Record Award

Akira Fuse for "Shikuramen No Kahori"

• Lyricist: Kei Ogura
• Composer: Kei Ogura
• Arranger: Mitsuo Hagida
• Record Company: King Records
  • Second award, awarded Vocalist award last year.

Best Vocalist

Hiroshi Itsuki for "Chikuma Gawa"

• Awarded again after last year, second-best vocalist award.

Best New Artist

Takashi Hosokawa for "Kokoro No Kori"

Vocalist Award

• Rumiko Koyanagi for "Hanaguruma"
  • Awarded again after 3 years, 2nd vocalist award.
• Goro Noguchi for "Shitetsu Ensen"
• Saori Minami for "Hito Koi Shikute"

New Artist Award

• Hiromi Iwasaki for "Romance"
• Hiromi Ōta for "Ame Dare"
• Junko Ogawa for "Yoru No Houmonsha"
• Nagisa Katahira for "Utsukushii Chigiri"

General Public Award

Sakurada Junko for "Juushichi No Natsu" and other hit songs.

Composer Award

Kouichi Morita for "Geshukuya"

• Singer: Kouichi Morita & Topgalant

Arranger Award

Mitsuo Hagita for "Soratobu Kujira"

• Singer: Chan Chako

Lyricist Award

• YÅ« Aku for "Uba Guruma"
  • Awarded again after 2 years, second lyricist award.
  • Singer: Sugawara Yoichi

Special Award

• Chiyoko Shimakura
  • Awarded again after 7 years, second special award.
• Frank Nagai
• Yoshio Tabata
• YÅ«jirō Ishihara
  • Awarded again after 8 years, second special award.

Planning Award

• EMI Music Japan for "Minato No Yoko.Yokohama.Yokosuka"
  • Awarded again after 5 years, fifth planning award.
• Isao Tomita and BMG JAPAN for "Mussorgsky/Tenrankai No E"

Shinpei Nakayama Award & Yaso Saijō Award

Kei Ogura