Music Awards Japan sets June return in Tokyo

Awich performs with fellow rappers Ai, Nene and MaRi at last year's Music Awards Japan in Kyoto
This year's edition will take place in Tokyo
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The second Music Awards Japan will culminate in a grand ceremony on June 13 at Toyota Arena Tokyo, capping a week of events set to begin June 5.At a press conference last week, organizers confirmed a slate of events scheduled across various locations, including an anime-focused showcase on June 9 featuring singer Masayoshi Oishi, girl group TrySail and the multimedia project Love Live
There will also be a “Surf & Breeze” concert on June 11 with guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka and pop singer Anri.This year’s awards drew more than 2,000 entries across 78 categories, up from 62 last year
The six main categories are song of the year, artist of the year, new artist of the year, album of the year, best global hit from Japan and best song Asia.

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