31st Japan Record Awards
# 31st Japan Record Awards

The 31st Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda, Tokyo, December 31, 1989, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

## Award winners

* Japan Record Award:
   * Wink for "Samishii Nettaigyo"
* Best Vocalist:
   * Sayuri Ishikawa
* Best New Artist:
   * Marcia
* Best Album:
   * Anri for "Circuit of Rainbow"
* Special Honor Singer Prize:
   * Hibari Misora
* Lyrics Award
   * Osamu Yoshioka for the song "Kōshoku Ichidai Onna" (好色一代女) (sung by Akari Uchida)
