33rd Japan Record Awards
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The 33rd Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Nippon Budokan
in Chiyoda, Tokyo
, December 31, 1991, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
Nippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in central Tokyo, Japan.This is the location where many "Live at the Budokan" albums were recorded...
in Chiyoda, Tokyo
Chiyoda, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, December 31, 1991, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
Pops and Rock
- Japan Record Award:
- KAN for "Ai wa Katsu"
- Best Vocalist:
- Aska
- Best New Artist:
- Mi-Ke
- Best Foreign Artist:
- Mariah CareyMariah CareyMariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
- Mariah Carey
Enka and Kayōkyoku
- Japan Record Award:
- Saburo KitajimaSaburo Kitajimais a well-known Japanese enka singer, lyricist and composer.He was born Minoru Ōno , in a little town in Hokkaidō to a fisherman. He was very poor because of the effects of World War II, and he was forced to work while he studied....
for "Kita no Daichi"
- Saburo Kitajima
- Best Vocalist:
- Fuyumi SakamotoFuyumi Sakamotois a Japanese female enka singer under EMI Music Japan.-Career:On March 4, 1987, Sakamoto debuted as a recording singer with the single "Abare Daiko". In 1988, she took part in the 39th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen for the first time...
- Fuyumi Sakamoto
- Best New Artist:
- Jun Karaki