The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Japan was held in Tokyo on October 26, 2016 and was hosted by Rip Slyme.
Nominations were announced on September 1, 2016.
[1] Hikaru Utada — "Manatsu no Tōriame"[1] Archived 2016-10-03 at the Wayback Machine Yu Takahashi — "Hikari no Hahen" Justin Bieber — "Sorry" Hikaru Utada — "Manatsu no Tōriame" Ariana Grande — "Into You" Exile The Second — "Shut Up!!
Fifth Harmony (feat.
Ty Dolla Sign) — "Work from Home" Suchmos — "Mint" DNCE — "Cake by the Ocean" Babymetal — Metal Resistance Beyoncé — Lemonade Alexandros — "Swan" Babymetal — "Karate" Nissy — "Playing With Fire" Daichi Miura — "Cry & Fight" AK-69 — "Flying B" Boom Boom Satellites — "Lay Your Hands on Me" Generations from Exile Tribe — "Ageha" Sakura Fujiwara — "Soup" The Yellow Monkey