Mister Japan () is an national male beauty pageant responsible for selecting Japan's representatives to the Manhunt International and Mister International pageant.
History The contest seeks to discover men who are not only good-looking, but also possess "intelligence, emotion, humanity, inner self, confidence," and who are highly expressive. Once selected as Mr. Japan, the man will then become involved in charity work and various media activities, establishing an image of a man who can be active on the international stage as a Japanese opinion leader.
International Placements
Manhunt International Japan
YearPrefectureMister JapanJapanese NamePlacement at Manhunt InternationalSpecial Awards 2010 Tokyo Yudai Kawano 河野雄大 Unplaced 2011 Tokyo Kenji Ogawa 小川健次 Unplaced 2012 Aichi Shintaro Kato 加藤真太郎 Unplaced 2016 Tokyo Hiroyuki Otsuka 大塚弘之 Unplaced 2018 Tokyo Yusuke Fujita 藤田祐介 Top 16 2020 Kanagawa Ryuta Kishigami 岸上 竜太 Unplaced 2022 Tokyo Kiichiro Sakamoto 坂本貴一郎 Top 16 2025 Tokyo Kenta Muramatsu 村松健太 Unplaced 2026 Tokyo Takuya Amagai 雨谷 拓矢 Unplaced
Mister World Japan
YearPrefectureMister JapanJapanese NamePlacement at Mister World Special Awards 2010 Hokkaido Hareruya Konno 今野晴れるや Unplaced 2012 Nara Junpei Watanabe 渡辺淳平 Unplaced 2014 Tokyo Tsuyoshi Akaboya 赤坊谷 剛 Unplaced 2016 Tokyo Yuki Sato 佐藤有紀 Unplaced 2019 Tokyo Kenta Nagai 永井健太 Unplaced 2024 Tokyo Tomohiro Mitani 三谷智大 Unplaced
Mister International Japan
YearPrefectureMister JapanJapanese NamePlacement at Mister International Special Awards 2014 Ibaraki Masakazu Hashimoto 橋本正和 Top 10Mister Photogenic 2015 Akita Junpei Watanabe 渡辺淳平 Unplaced 2016 Tokyo Masaya Yamagishi 山岸雅也 1st Runner-up Best International Model 2017 Tokyo Taizan Matsuura 松浦泰山 Top 10 2018 Tokyo Tsuyoshi Takimura 滝村剛 Top 15 colspan=6 2022 Niigata Ryo Yatogo 八十郷りょう Unplaced Mister Congeniality 2023 Osaka Kouki Sakata 坂田幸樹 Unplaced Most Attractive Men 2024 Tokyo Kodai Takahashi 高橋航大 Unplaced 2025 Tokyo Dan Reynolds レイノルズ暖 Top 20 2026 Fukuoka Taisei Ezaki 江崎 大誠 Unplaced
Mister Global Japan
YearPrefectureMister JapanJapanese NamePlacement at Mister Global Special Awards 2016 Tokyo Yusuke Fujita 藤田祐介 Top 16 2017 Tokyo Tomonori Matsuo 松尾友則 Unplaced 2019 Tokyo Kodai Hata 秦広大 Unplaced 2021 Tokyo Kiichiro Sakamoto 坂本喜一郎 Unplaced 2022 Aomori Sosuke Ichinohe 一戸宗介 Unplaced 2025 Tokyo Takumi Ozawa 小澤 巧 Unplaced 2026 Tokyo Dan Reynolds レイノルズ暖 TBA
Mister Supranational Japan
YearPrefectureMister JapanJapanese NamePlacement at Mister Supranational Special Awards 2016 Tokyo Ricky Wakabayashi リッキー若林 Top 10 2017 Tokyo Takanori Uekusa 植草隆則 Top 20 2018 Tokyo Jiro Matsumoto 松本次郎 Unplaced 2019 Tokyo Reino Shimamura 島村れい乃 Unplaced colspan=6
References
External links Mister Supranational Official Website