Miss Japan
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is a beauty contest that has been held by a diet gym company and Yomiuri
news group every year between winners of the Japan
ese block pageants.Winner is chosen out of 2000 candidates.
Yomiuri
Yomiuri may refer to:* Yomiuri Giants, a professional baseball team based in Tokyo, Japan* Yomiuri Open, a golf tournament* Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper* Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, a Japanese television network...
news group every year between winners of the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese block pageants.Winner is chosen out of 2000 candidates.
Winners
| Year | Miss Japan | From |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Fujiko Yamamoto Fujiko Yamamoto is a Japanese film and stage actress. She appeared in over 100 films between 1953 and 1963. She is the winner of the first Grand Prix of Miss Japan in 1950.-Career:... |
Izumi, Osaka Izumi, Osaka is a city located in Osaka, Japan.The city was founded on September 1, 1956.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 181,935 and the density of 2,140 persons per km². The total area is 84.98 km². It is the last station on the Semboku Kousoku monorail line （泉北高速鉄道） at Izumi Chuo... |
| 1968 | Noriko Suzuki | |
| 1969 | Noriko Suzuki | |
| 1970 | Sachiko Takeuchi | |
| 1971 | Yumiko Yoshimura | |
| 1972 | Chimomo Sakamoto | |
| 1973 | Mitsumi Hasegawa | |
| 1974 | Sawako Takubo | |
| 1976 | Takami Asai | |
| 1977 | Keiko Tezuka | |
| 1978 | Yasue Enomoto | |
| 1979 | Chikako Murata | |
| 1980 | Junko Kuwabara | |
| 1981 | Junko Kuwabara | |
| 1982 | Fusako Minegishi | |
| 1983 | Yumi Yamaguchi | |
| 1984 | Akiko Tsuneoka | |
| 1985 | Satomi Nemoto | |
| 1986 | Asami Nakamura | |
| 1987 | Keiko Ibi | |
| 1988 | Mika Tamai Kano sisters and , known collectively as the , are Japanese celebrities.-Early life and background:The Kano Sisters say they are half-sisters with different mothers. There is also a 3rd "sister" who initially made appearances with the two. She eventually withdrew from the scene, according to industry sources,... |
Saijō, Ehime Saijo, Ehime is a city located in Ehime, Japan.On November 1, 2004 the old city of Tōyo, and the towns of Komatsu and Tanbara, both from Shūsō District, were merged with Saijō.The city was founded on April 29, 1941.The main city of Saijō is known for natural spring water... |
| 1989 | Norie Sawamoto | |
| 1990 | Tomomi Soma | |
| 1991 | Emi Okamoto | |
| 1992 | Norika Fujiwara Norika Fujiwara is a Japanese beauty queen, model and actress. She became Miss Japan in 1992 and was an exclusive model for CanCam magazine. She has appeared in various commercials and TV series and a number of films in Japan.-Career:... |
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Nishinomiya, Hyogo is a city located in Hyōgo, Japan, between the cities of Ōsaka and Kōbe. On April 1, 2005, the city of Nishinomiya celebrated its 80th anniversary. It is best known as the home of Kōshien Stadium, where the Hanshin Tigers baseball team plays home games and where Japan's annual high school baseball... |
| 1993 | Yoko Koiwai | |
| 1994 | Naoko Matsuda | |
| 1995 | Chihiro Nagai | |
| 1996 | Miho Chikazawa | |
| 1997 | Keiko Tamura | |
| 1998 | Yoshiko Wada | |
| 1999 | Yuri Komatsuda | |
| 2000 | Saori Amakawa | Kanagawa |
| 2001 | Ruriko Yate | |
| 2002 | Kumi Sano | Fuji, Shizuoka Fuji, Shizuoka is a city in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture. Fuji is the 3rd largest city in terms of population in Shizuoka Prefecture, trailing Hamamatsu and Shizuoka. As of February 2010, the city has an estimated population of 254,113 and a population density of 1040 persons per km²... |
| 2003 | Reiko Aisawa | Isesaki, Gunma Isesaki, Gunma is a city located in Gunma, Japan. The current population is 211,021, with 80,638 households. A small city located near the geographic center of Japan's main island of Honshū, Isesaki is the fourth largest city in Gunma Prefecture and it is one of the growing cities within Gunma Prefecture... |
| 2004 | Yuriko Saga | Kanazawa, Ishikawa Kanazawa, Ishikawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's... |
| 2005 | Risa Kume | Kakegawa, Shizuoka Kakegawa, Shizuoka is a city in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 117,858 and a population density of 444 persons per km². The total area was 265.63 km².-Geography:... |
| 2006 | Rie Kokubo | Atsugi, Kanagawa |
| 2007 | Mika Hagi Mika Hagi is the 2007 winner of Miss Japan contest held by a diet gym after her 3rd challenge. She graduated Mie University in Mie, and graduate school of Rikkyo University in Tokyo.- External links :*... |
Ishikawa Prefecture Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast... |
| 2008 | Eri Suzuki | Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
| 2009 | Marino Miyata | Tokyo |
| 2010 | Mina Hayashi | Tokyo |
| 2011 | Marie Yanaka | Tokyo |
External links
- Miss Japan official site on Sports NipponSports Nipponis the first-launched Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1948.It is an affiliate newspaper of Mainichi Shimbun.- External links :...