15th Japan Record Awards
Date	December 31, 1973
Venue	Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo
Hosted by	Keizo Takahashi, Mitsuko Mori, Hiroshi Tamaoki
Television/radio coverage
Network	TBS
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The 15th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1973, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Award winners

Japan Record Award

Hiroshi Itsuki for "Yozora"

• Lyricist: Yoko Yamaguchi
• Composer: Masaaki Hirao
• Arranger: Kouji Ryuuzaki
• Record Company: Minoruphone/Tokuma Japan

Best Vocalist

Saori Yuki for "Koibumi"

Best New Artist

Junko Sakurada for "Watashi No Aoi Tori"

Vocalist Award

• Hideki Saijo for "Chigireta Ai"
• Aki Yashiro for "Namida Koi"
• Cherish for "Shiroi Guitar"

New Artist Award

• Miyoko Asada for "Akai Fussen"
• Maria Anzai for "Namida No Taiyō"
• Shizue Abe for "Coffee Shop De"
• Agnes Chan for "Sougen No Kagayaki"

General Public Award

• Megumi Asaoka for "Watashi No Kare Wa Hidarikiki"
  • Last year's best new artist.
• Garo for "Romance"
• Kenji Sawada for "Kikenna Futari"

Lyricist Award

• Yū Aku for "Johnny He No Dengon", "Jinjin Sasete" and "Machi No Akari"
  • Singer: Pedro & Capricious, Linda Yamamoto and Masaaki Sakai

Composer Award

• Keisuke Hama for "Soshite,Koube" and "Machi No Akari"
  • Singer: Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five and Masaaki Sakai

Arranger Award

• Kouji Ryuuzaki for "Wakaba No Sasayaki"
  • Singer: Mari Amachi

Planning Award

• CBS Sony for "Tanin No Kankei"
  • Singer: Katsuko Kanai
• King Records for "Hachiro Kasuga Enka 100 Sen"
  • Singer: Hachiro Kasuga
  • Awarded after 2 years, 4th planning award.

Children's Song Award

Keita Dai for "Mama To Boku No Shiki"

Special Award

• Tetsuo Maruyama & Nippon Columbia
• King Records
• Nippon Columbia
  • Awarded after 3 years.
• Masato Fujida
• Hamako Watanabe
  • Song: Ieraishiang

15th Anniversary Commemorative Award

• Naomi Sagara
  • 1967 New Artist Award & 1969 Japan Record Award
    • Theme: Sekkai Wa Futari No Tameni
• Shinichi Mori
  • 1969 & 1971 Best Vocalist, 1970 Vocalist Award
    • Theme: Minatomachi Blues
• Harumi Miyako
  • 1964 New Artist Award
    • Theme: Anko Tsubaki Wa Koi No Hana
• Saburo Kitajima
  • 1962 New Artist Award
    • Theme: Hakodate No Hito
• Yukio Hashi
  • 1960 New Artist Award, 1962 & 1966 Japan Record Award
    • Theme: Itakogasa
• Frank Nagai
  • 1959 & 1963 Vocalist Award, 1961 Japan Record Award
    • Theme: Kimi Koishi
• Hibari Misora
  • 1960 Vocalist Award & 1965 Japan Record Award
    • Theme: Yawara
• Hiroshi Mizuhara
  • 1959 Japan Record Award & 1967 Vocalist Award
    • Theme: Kuroi Hana Bira
• The Peanuts
  • Theme: Koi No Vacation
• Kiyoko Suizenji
  • 1969 General Public Award
    • Theme: 365 Ho No March
• Teruhiko Saigō
  • 1964 New Artist Award
    • Theme: Jyu Nana O No Kono Mune Ni
• Mina Aoe
  • 1968 & 1969 Vocalist Award
    • Theme: Isezakicho Blues