22nd Japan Record Awards
The 22nd Japan Record Awards ceremony was held on 31 December 1980 at the Imperial Theatre, Tokyo, and was broadcast live in Japan through the TBS Television network. The broadcast ran from 19:00 to 20:55.
The 22nd Japan Record Award went to Aki Yashiro for "Ame no Bojō", and Best Vocal Performance went to Harumi Miyako for "Ōsaka Shigure".Presenters
; Main host
; Progress announcers
- Kentaro Watanabe
- Yoshiko Nakada
Nominees and winners
Japan Record Award
- "Ame no Bojō"
- * Artist: Aki Yashiro
- * Lyricist: Yū Aku
- * Composer: Keisuke Hama
- * Arranger: Koji Ryuzaki
Best Vocal Performance Award
- Harumi Miyako – "Ōsaka Shigure"
- Toshihiko Tahara – "Hattoshite! Good"
New Artist Award
Best New Artist Award nominations.
Japan Record Award nominations.
Also known as the Yaso Saijō Award.
Also known as the Shinpei Nakayama Award.
Awarded by the Japan Composer's Association
Awarded by the sponsoring organization.
