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29th Japan Record Awards

1987 Japanese music awards ceremony

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Source revisionApr 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ4632954 ↗
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The 29th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1987. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

The audience rating was 29.4%.

Award winners

Japan Record Award:

Masahiko Kondo for "Orokamono"

Best Vocalist:

Miyako Otsuki

Best New Artist:

Risa Tachibana

Best Album:

Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi for "LICENSE"

See also

1987 in Japanese music

References

第29回日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association.

速報!日本レコード大賞 史上初!明菜のV3!? ザテレビジョン from Kadokawa Shoten. November 1987 (vol 6, no 47). pp 36 & 37.

Masakazu Kitanaka.

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