43rd Japan Record Awards

The 43rd Annual Japan Record Awards took place on December 31, 2001, starting at 6:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Japan Record Award

 * "Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki (Composer: D.A.I and Ayumi Hamasaki; Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki; Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki; Producer: Max Matsuura)

Best Album Award

 * Love Notes by The Gospellers

Best Singer Award

 * Hisami Tagawa

Best Newcomer Award

 * w-inds.

Composition Award

 * Kazuhito Kikuchi for "Fragile" by Every Little Thing

Lyricist Award

 * Chihiro Onitsuka for "Vertigo" by Chihiro Onitsuka

Arrangement Award

 * Megumi Wakakusa for "Yume no Hate ~Meridian Dream~" by Sachiko Kobayashi

Tadashi Yoshida Award

 * Masato Sugimoto

Gold Medal

 * "Fragile" by Every Little Thing (Composer: Kazuhito Kikuchi; Lyrics: Kaori Mochida; Arrangement: Ichiro Ito, Genya Kuwashima, and Kazuhito Kikuchi)
 * "Taiga no Nagare" by Miyuki Kawanaka (Producer: Yasuhiro Senga; Composer: Tetsuya Gen; Lyrics: Osamu Yoshioka; Arrangement: Toshiaki Maeda)
 * "Always and Again and Again" by Yumi Kimura (Composer: Yumi Kimura; Lyrics: Wakako Kaku; Producer: Joe Hisaishi)
 * "White Lovers" by Keisuke Kuwata (Composers, lyrics, and arrangement: Keisuke Kuwata and Ken Shima)
 * "Uminari" by Toshimi Tagawa (Composer: Jun Suzuki; Lyrics: Keiko Yuki; Arrangement: Toshiaki Maeda; Producer: Kunio Saito)
 * "Steppin' and Shakin'" by DA PUMP (Composer, arrangement, and producer: Akio Togashi; Lyrics: mcA T & KEN)
 * "Spring Has Come" by Yoshimi Tendo (Composer: Koji Tokuhisa; Lyrics: Hajime Tateishi; Arrangement: Takaharu Ikeda; Producer: Jun Ikeda)
 * "Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki (Composer: D.A.I and Ayumi Hamasaki; Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki; Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki; Producer: Max Matsuura)
 * "Because It's the First Time in Three Years" by Yuri Harada (Composer: Shunichi Makaino; Lyrics: Yomi Asako; Arrangement: Tatsuya Nango; Producer: Kenji Oku)
 * "Oi Chasing Otojiro" by Kiyoshi Hikawa (Composer: Hideo Mizumori; Lyrics: Yurio Matsui; Arrangement: Norio Ito; Producer: Kunio Saito)
 * "IS IT YOU?" by Hitomi (Composer: Kosuke Morimoto; Lyrics: Hitomi; Arrangement and producer: Zentaro Watanabe)
 * "Your innocence" by Hiro (Composer, lyrics, and arrangement: Takusuke Hayama)

New Face Award

 * w-inds.
 * Shinobu Otowa
 * ZONE

Planning Award

 * Dreams Still Go Round ~ Nursery Rhymes Sung By Shoichi Ozawa by Shoichi Ozawa
 * Love ☆ Arigatou by Kim Young Ja
 * Hiroshi World Goldies by Hiroshi
 * Score of Love by Toru Funamura

Distinguished Service Award

 * Saburo Kitajima
 * Sadao Watanabe

Special Prize

 * "There will be tomorrow" by Re:Japan
 * "ZERO LANDMINE" by NML

Special Award

 * Toru Funamura

Special Achievement Award

 * Hibari Misora