The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards Japan were held on Saturday, May 31 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Winners are in bold text.

Exile — "I Believe" Exile — Exile Love Ne-Yo — "Because of You" Fergie — "Big Girls Don't Cry" M-Flo Loves Emi Hinouchi, Ryohei, Emyli, Yoshika and Lisa — "Love Comes and Goes" Motohiro Hata — "Uroko" Radwimps — "Order Made" Avril Lavigne — "Girlfriend" Namie Amuro — "Hide & Seek" Soulja Boy — "Crank That" Shōnan no Kaze — "Suirenka" The Chemical Brothers — "Do It Again" Hikaru Utada — "Beautiful World" (from Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone) Kumi Koda featuring TVXQ — "Last Angel" Exile — "Toki no Kakera" Infinity 16 Ai — "I'll Remember You" Cherry Filter — "Feel It" Andy Lau — "One" Mariah Carey Takeshi Kobayashi and Kazutoshi Sakurai