45th Japan Record Awards

The 45th Annual Japan Record Awards took place on December 31, 2003, starting at 6:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.^[1]

45th Japan Record Awards
Date	December 31, 2003
Venue	TBS B-Studio, Tokyo
Hosted by	Masaaki Sakai
Television/radio coverage
Network	TBS
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Award winners

• Japan Record Award:
  • Max Matsuura (producer), BOUNCEBACK (composer) & Ayumi Hamasaki (songwriter, singer) for "No way to say"
• Best Vocalist:
  • Kiyoshi Hikawa
• Best New Artist:
  • Yo Hitoto