| 51st Japan Record Awards | |
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| Date | December 30, 2009 |
| Venue | New National Theatre, Tokyo |
| Hosted by | Masaaki Sakai, Norika Fujiwara |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | TBS |
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