7th Japan Record Awards

7th Japan Record Awards
Date	25 December 1965
Venue	Kyouritsu Jyoshigakuen Hall
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The 7th Japan Record Awards were held on 25 December 1965.^[1]

Emcee

Ayuurou Miki^[2]

Award winners

Japan Record Award

• Hibari Misora for "Yawara"
  • Lyricist: Shinichi Sekizawa
  • Composer: Koga Masao
  • Arranger: Ryou Saeki
  • Record Company: Nippon Columbia

Hibari Misora, Japan Record Award awarder, awarded again after awarded Vocalist Award five year ago.

Fubuki Koshiji, Vocalist Award awarder.

Vocalist Award

• Fubuki Koshiji for "One Rainy Night In Tokyo"

New Artist Award

• Barb Satake for "Onna Gokoro No Uta"
• Miyoko Tashiro for "Aishite Aishite Aishichattanoyo"

Composer Award

• Hirooki Ogawa for "Sayonara Wa Dance No Ato Ni"
  • Singer: Chieko Baisho

Arranger Award

• Kiyoshi Yamaya for "Noche De Tokyo"
  • Singer: Katsuko Kanai

Lyricist Award

• Kazumi Yasui for "Oshaberina Shinju"
  • Singer: Yukari Itou

Taro Shoji, Special Award awarder.

Special Award

• Taro Shoji

Planning Award

• JVC for "Yukio Hashi and Rhythm Songs"

Children's Song Award

• Fusako Amachi and Otowa Yurikago Kai for "Marching March"

Nominations

JRA

Song	Singer	Votes
Yawara	Hibari Misora	17
Ano Ko To Boku (Swim Swim Swim)	Yukio Hashi	14
Natsu No Hi No Omoide	Teruko Rino	Not mentioned.
Sayonara Wa Dance No Ato Ni	Chieko Baisho
Tsuma O Koiuru Uta	Frank Nagai

Vocalist Award

Singer	Votes
Fubuki Koshiji	19
Frank Nagai	12
Saburō Kitajima	Not Mentioned
Hachirou Izawa

New Artist Award

Male

Singer	Votes
Satake Barb	Not mentioned
Johnnys
Shuuji Kanou

Female

Singer	Votes
Miyoko Tashiro	Not mentioned
Emy Jackson
Kiyoko Suizenji
Chiyo Okumura

See also

• 1965 in Japanese music

References

• 混戦だった選考 日本レコード大賞. The Asahi Shimbun. 付東京夕刊. 4 December 1965. p 20. Reprinted in Asahi Shimbun shukusatsuban.
• The Yomiuri Shimbun. 付朝刊. 12 December 1965. p 20.

1. "活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会】" (in Japanese). Japan Composer's Association. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
2. 解説：「日本レコード大賞」総合司会で歴代最長は16年連続　女性で最長は？　今年は安住紳一郎アナと川口春奈. Mantanweb. 12 December 2025.