The 60th Japan Record Awards was held on 30 December 2018. The Tokyo Broadcasting System Television network televised the show live from the New National Theatre Tokyo in Tokyo. This is the last Heisei-era Japan Record Awards. Abstract Nogizaka46 won the Grand Prix in 60th Japan Record Awards for their song "Synchronicity", which is second time for this group. And Nogizakd46 is the second female group won twice Grand Prix of Japan Record Awards, next to AKB48. Presents Tao Tsuchiya Shinichiro Azumi (TBS Announcer) Progress announcer Ai Eto (TBS Announcer) Yumi Furuya (TBS Announcer) Radio relay host Kengo Komada (TBS Announcer) Winners Grand Prix Synchronicity Artist: Nogizaka46 Lyrics: Yasushi Akimoto Composition & arranger: Satori Shiraishi music supervisor: Kazuma Ikeda Producer: Yasushi Akimoto Excellent Work Award (also the nomination for Grand Prix) Keyakizaka46 - Ambivalent Hiroshi Miyama - Igosso Tamashii Twice - Wake Me Up Sekai no Owari - Sazanka Kiyoshi Hikawa - Shōbu no Hanamichi Nogizaka46 - Synchronicity AKB48 - Teacher Teacher Daichi Miura - Be Myself Kana Nishino - Bedtime Story Da Pump - U.S.A. Best New Artist Award Yuto Tatsumi New Artist Award (also the nomination for Best New Artist Award) Yuto Tatsumi STU48 Chuning Candy Bish Best Vocal Award Misia Special Award Tetsuya Komuro Southern All Stars Da Pump Kenshi Yonezu The Best Album Award Kenshi Yonezu - Bootleg Excellent Album Award The Beatniks - Exitentialist A Xie Xie Wagakki Band - Otonoe Shinobu Otake - Shinobu avec Piaf Hikaru Utada - Hatsukoi Recommendation Award Awarded by the Japan Composer's Association Junretsu Achievement Award Hiromi Sano Kazuo Shirane Akira Matsushima Special Achievement Award Takayuki Inoue Yûichirô Oda Kirin Kiki Hideki Saijo Norio Maeda Kenichiro Morioka Composer Award Manabu Marutani - The World Is Laughing at You (singer: Little Glee Monster) Lyricist Award Gorō Matsui - Koimachi Counter (singer: Hiroshi Takeshima) & Winter storm (singer: Keisuke Yamauchi) Arranger Award Jazzin'park - If you can forgive you (singer: Leo Ieiri) Planning Award Juju - I Akiko Wada with Boys and Men Kenkyusei - Good Luck Love Crazy Ken Band - Two People Getting Wet in the Rain Youichi Sugawara - Continue to sing for 60 years Looking back Beautiful memory-from 85 years old to you- Aya Shimazu - Singer5 Sukima Switch - Sukimanohana Taba ~ Love Song Selection ~ Deserie - Doo Wop Nuggets Vol. 1 & Your Tender Lips - Doo Wop Nuggets Vol. 2 & That's My