11th Japan Record Awards

The 11th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1969, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Award winners
Japan Record Award
 * Naomi Sagara (ja) for "Iijanai No Shiawase Naraba" (ja)
 * Awarded New Artist at 2 years ago, 2nd award.
 * Lyricist: Tokiko Iwatani
 * Composer: Taku Izumi (ja)
 * Arranger: Taku Izumi
 * Record Company: JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment

Best Vocalist
 * Shinichi Mori for "Minatomachi Blues" (ja)
 * Lost to Naomi Sagara by one vote.

Best New Artist
 * Peter for "Yoru To Asa No Aida Ni" (ja)

New Artist Award
 * Norihiko Hashida and the Shoebelts for "Kaze" (ja)
 * Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five for "Nagasaki Wa Kyō Mo Ame Datta" (ja)
 * Kaoru Chiga (ja) for "Mayonaka No Guitar" (ja)
 * Kyōko Takada (ja) for "Minna Yume No Naka" (ja)

Vocalist Award
 * Mina Aoe for "Ikebukuro no Yoru" (ja)
 * Awarded again after last year, 2nd vocalist award.
 * Mieko Hirota for "Ningyō no Ie" (ja)
 * Tokiko Kato for "Hitorine No Komori Uta"

General Public Award
 * Kiyoko Suizenji for "365 Step's March" (ja) & "Jinjitsu Ichiro No March"
 * Ryoko Moriyama for "Kinjireta Koi" (ja)

Lyricist Award
 * Michio Yamagami (ja) for "Yoake no Scat"
 * Singer: Saori Yuki

Composer Award
 * Kyōhei Tsutsumi for "Blue Light Yokohama" (ja)
 * Singer: Ayumi Ishida

Arranger Award
 * Shinzō Teraoka (ja) for "Kanashimi Wa Kake Ashi De Yatte Kuru"
 * Singer: Mariko Ann
 * Awarded again after 5 years, 2nd arranger award.

Planning Award
 * EMI Music Japan
 * Awarded again after 3 years, 3rd planning award.

Children's Song Award
 * Three Bubbles for "Umareta Kyō Dai 11-nin"

Special Award
 * Takao Saeki (ja)
 * EMI Music Japan

Guests

 * Jun Mayuzumi (Last year's Japan Record Award winner, give trophy to Naomi Sagara.)
 * Yoichi Sugawara (Last year's vocalist award winner, give trophy to Mori Shinichi.)
 * Pinky & Killers (Last year's new artist award winner, give trophy to Peter and banquet to Naomi Sagara.)
 * Yukio Hashi
 * Hibari Misora

Dancers

 * Studio No.1 Dancers
 * BM Dancers

Chorus

 * Cole Acacia
 * Wakakusa Children's Chorus