{{Short description|Annual beauty contest held in Japan}} {{Infobox organization |name = Miss Earth Japan |map = |map_size = |map_caption = |formation = {{start date and age|2001}} |type = [[Beauty pageant]] |headquarters = [[Tokyo]] |location = [[Japan]] |membership = [[Miss Earth]] |language = [[Japanese language|Japanese]] |leader_title = National Director |leader_name = Osamu Sakata |key_people = |num_staff = |budget = |website = [http://www.miss-earth.com/ miss-earth.com] }}
'''Miss Earth Japan''' ({{langx|ja|ミス・アース・ジャパン}}) is a [[beauty pageant]] held annually in [[Japan]]. The titleholder represents Japan in the international [[Miss Earth]] pageant.<ref>{{cite news|title=24-year-old former Tian Zhizi elected as "Miss Japan 2011"|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesstimes.com.hk%2Fa-20110704-120058%2Fqiantianzhizi-japan-sister&act=url|access-date=21 July 2011|newspaper=Business Times (Hong Kong)|date=4 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="japantoday20120319">{{cite web|url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/ex-akb48-member-shiho-watanabe-places-second-in-miss-earth-japan-contest |title=Ex-AKB48 member Shiho Watanabe places second in Miss Earth Japan contest ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion |publisher=Japantoday.com |date=2011-07-05 |access-date=2012-03-19}}</ref>
==History== Miss Earth Japan, based in [[Shinjuku, Tokyo]], is organized by ''IBG Japan'' (I Vesey Japan, Inc.) under its corporate name ''Miss Japan Institute of Earth General''. The national director of the pageant is Osamu Sakata. The pageant was established to elect Japan's representative in the annual [[Miss Earth]] pageant, to further charity donations and [[Philanthropy|philanthropic activities]], and to promote [[environmental awareness]] and [[environmental protection|protection]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Miss Earth Japan Sponsor Summary|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://miss-earth.jp/&ei=WV4oTuHJNuassQKC9Jw7&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCcQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmiss%2Bearth%2Bjapan%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D791%26bih%3D391%26prmd%3Divnsfd|publisher=IBG Japan|access-date=21 July 2011}}</ref>
Japan was first represented in [[Miss Earth 2001]] by Misuzu Hirayama, the first titleholder of Miss Earth Japan and won the Miss Friendship special award.<ref>{{cite news|last=Castro Barawid|first=Rachel Castro Barawid|title=Danish student wins 1st Miss Earth title|url=http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/manila-bulletin/mi_7968/is_2001_Oct_30/danish-student-wins-1st-earth/ai_n32960737/|access-date=22 July 2011|newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=30 October 2001}}</ref>
In 2010, Japan first entered the semifinal and final round of the Miss Earth pageant, where Marina Kishira finished in the top 7 and won the Best in National Costume award in [[Miss Earth 2010]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Requintina |first=Robert R. |title=Indian model wins Miss Earth 2010 |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/291020/indian-model-win |access-date=22 July 2011 |newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]] |date=5 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226002942/http://www.mb.com.ph/node/291020/indian-model-win |archive-date=26 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Khuê|first=Diệp Trúc|title=The beautiful Miss India Earth 2010|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sggp.org.vn%2Fvanhoavannghe%2F2010%2F12%2F245030%2F|access-date=22 July 2011|newspaper=Saigon Gia Phong (SGGP) Online|date=4 December 2010}}</ref> ==Titleholders== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:17px; width:100%;" |- ! style="background:black; width:05%;" scope="col" rowspan="2"| <span style="color:white">Year</span> ! colspan="4" style="background:black; width:05%;" scope="col" | '''<span style="color:white">Miss Earth Japan</span>''' <span style="color:white">Elemental Court Titlists</span> |- ! style="background:black; width:10%;" scope="col" | <span style="color:white">Earth</span> ! style="background:black; width:10%;" scope="col" | <span style="color:white">Air</span> ! style="background:black; width:9.3%;" scope="col" | <span style="color:white">Water</span> ! style="background:black; width:9.3%;" scope="col" | <span style="color:white">Fire</span> |- |2025 |Emilia Shimanouchi<br>{{flag|Hyogo}} |Mao Goto<br>{{flag|Oita}} |Reimi Shimizu<br>{{flag|Tokyo}} |Hina Haraguchi<br>{{flag|Nagasaki}} |- |2024 |Ann Furukawa<br>{{flag|Hyogo}} |Yukina Uehara<br>{{flag|Saitama}} |Nako Takeuchi<br>{{flag|Oita}} |Yoshino Maruta<br>{{flag|Kagawa}} |- |2023 |Kilali Oshiro<br>{{flag|Okinawa}} |Haruna Kokubo<br>{{flag|Tokyo}} |Arisa Nagasaka<br>{{flag|Osaka}} |Yume Kusunoki<br>{{flag|Niigata}} |- |2022 |Manae Matsumoto<br>{{flag|Saitama}} |Higa Airi<br>{{flag|Okinawa}} |Narumi Ota<br>{{flag|Hyōgo}} |Riko Kato<br>{{flag|Kagawa}} |- |2021 |Konatsu Yoshida<br>{{flag|Hokkaido}} |Haruka Miura<br>{{flag|Aomori}} |Mari Fujita<br>{{flag|Osaka}} |Rina Takehara<br>{{flag|Tokyo}}<hr>Rino Yamada<br>{{flag|Ōita}} |- |2020 |Anna Tode<br>{{flag|Saitama}} |Rina Hanae<br>{{flag|Tochigi}} |Nahu Yasukawa<br>{{flag|Osaka}} |Nagisa Tsutsume<br>{{flag|Iwate}} |- |2019 |Yuka Itoku<br>{{flag|Ōita}} |Mioka Kuniyoshi<br>{{flag|Okinawa}} |Yoshino Kotake<br>{{flag|Osaka}} |Himari Ichinomoya<br>{{flag|Fukuoka}} |- |2018 |Mio Tanaka<br>[[Komatsu, Ishikawa|Komatsu]] |Misu Asuka<br> |Kana Kayakawa<br> |Asuka Abe<br> |- |2017 |Yasuko Saito<br>[[Fukuoka]] |Atsumi Tuskamoto<br>[[Tokyo]] |Kasumi Hayakawa<br>[[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |Miori Narita<br>[[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]] |- |2016 |Ami Hachiya<br>[[Tokyo]] |Miyu Toyoshima<br> |Manae Miyakoshi<br> |Ayana Matsuda<br> |- |2015 |[[Ayano Yamada]]<br>[[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]] |Mai Karihura<br> |Akane Koga<br> |Seina Soushin<br> |- |2014 |[[Reina Nagata]]<br>[[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] |Ai Sugiura<br>[[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |Ayaka Wakao<br>[[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]] |Kasumi Tsunoda<br>[[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |- |2013 |[[Yu Horikawa]]<br>[[Tokyo]] |Honami Kuroda<br> |Mai Yamada<br> |Akuri Besyo<br> |}
==Miss Earth== '''Color keys'''{{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or Top 4/7 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }} The winner of Miss Earth Japan (MEJ) represents her country at [[Miss Earth]]. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. The following are the names of the annual titleholders of Miss Earth Japan (MEJ), listed according to the year in which they participated in Miss Earth:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="150" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Earth Japan !width="150" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Japanese !width="150" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Represented !width="150" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement !width="300" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special Awards |-style="background-color:#FADADD;: bold" |[[Miss Earth 2025|2025]]|| |Reimi Shimizu<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miss-earth.com/#oshiro|title=MISS EARTH JAPAN 2025 -Reimi Shimizu}}</ref> || 清水伶美 |[[Tokyo]]||Unplaced ||{{gold01}} Green Leaders in Action (Asia & Oceania Group 2)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qdIlAae2Bk|title= GREEN LEADERS IN ACTION CULMINATING ACTIVITY}}</ref> |- |[[Miss Earth 2024|2024]]|| Ann Furukawa || 古川 杏 |[[Hyogo]]|| Unplaced || |- |[[Miss Earth 2023|2023]]|| Kirari Oshiro<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 August 2023 |title=「2023ミス・アース・ジャパン」が決定 沖縄出身の20歳大学生・大城きらりさん|trans-title="2023 Miss Earth Japan" has been decided Kirari Oshiro, a 20-year-old university student from Okinawa|url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/bea127e8c3e79c82e58766ee63a101d213b90a8a|access-date=19 August 2023 |website=[[Yahoo! Japan]]|language=ja}}</ref> ||大城きらり ||[[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]|| Unplaced || |- |[[Miss Earth 2022|2022]]|| Manae Matsumoto || マナエ 松本||[[Saitama (city)|Saitama]]|| Unplaced | |-style="background-color:#FADADD;: bold" |[[Miss Earth 2021|2021]]|| Konatsu Yoshida ||吉田こなつ ||[[Hokkaido]]|| Unplaced ||{{bronze03}} Dancing Category |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss Earth 2020|2020]]|| Anna Tode<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-05|title=Thí sinh Miss Earth lộ khuyết điểm đùi to, bụng ngấn mỡ khi diện bikini|url=https://www.baogiaothong.vn/thi-sinh-miss-earth-dat-lo-khuyet-diem-dui-to-bung-ngan-mo-khi-dien-bikini-d485032.html|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Báo giao thông|language=vi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Anna Tode to represent Japan at Miss Earth 2020 - BeautyPageants|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-earth/Anna-Tode-to-represent-Japan-at-Miss-Earth-2020/eventshow/78168669.cms|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Femina Miss India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-16|title=2020ミス・アース：日本代表にお茶の水女子大理学部2年・東出あんなさん 双子の妹に感謝|url=https://mainichikirei.jp/article/20200916dog00m100001000c.html|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Mainichi Kirei|language=ja}}</ref>|| 東出 あんな |[[Saitama (city)|Saitama]]|| '''Top 20'''||{{gold01}} Talent (Creative) (Asia & Oceania)<br>{{bronze03}} Swimsuit (Asia & Oceania) |- |- style="background-color:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss Earth 2019|2019]]|| Yuka Itoku<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yuka Itoku crowned Miss Earth Japan 2019|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-earth/Yuka-Itoku-crowned-Miss-Earth-Japan-2019/eventshow/70345020.cms|website=Times of India|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Earth Japan 2019 Yuka Itoku Pays Courtesy Call on Ambassador Jose C. Laurel V {{!}} Philippine Embassy – Tokyo, Japan|url=https://tokyo.philembassy.net/02events/miss-earth-japan-2019-yuka-itoku-pays-courtesy-call-on-ambassador-jose-c-laurel-v/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> || 伊徳 有加 |[[Ōita Prefecture|Ōita]]|| '''Top 20'''|| Miss RealMe |- |- style="background-color:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss Earth 2018|2018]]|| Mio Tanaka<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tanaka Mio crowned Miss Earth Japan 2018 - BeautyPageants|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-earth/Tanaka-Mio-crowned-Miss-Earth-Japan-2018/eventshow/65116030.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vietnamese girl who rode water buffaloes named Miss Earth 2018 {{!}} C. Mendez Legaspi|url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2018/11/05/vietnamese-girl-who-rode-water-buffaloes-named-miss-earth-2018/|last=Legaspi|first=C. Mendez|date=2018-11-05|website=BusinessMirror|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> || 田中 美緒 |[[Komatsu, Ishikawa|Komatsu]]|| '''Top 18'''|| |- |- style="background-color:#FADADD;: bold" |[[Miss Earth 2017|2017]]|| Yasuko Saito<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ganadora de Miss Earth Japan 2017 es la líder de un grupo idol|url=https://www.yumeki.org/ganadora-de-miss-earth-japan-2017-es-la-lider-de-un-grupo-idol/|website=Yumeki Magazine|language=es|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref>|| 斎藤 恭代 |[[Fukuoka]]|| Unplaced ||{{gold01}} Miss Friendship (Group 2)<br>{{bronze03}} National Costume (Asia Pacific) |- |- style="background-color:#FADADD;: bold" |[[Miss Earth 2016|2016]]|| Ami Hachiya<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Earth 2016: 84 contestants walk in swimsuit; Rashi Yadav to represent India|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/miss-earth-2016-84-contestants-walk-swimsuit-rashi-yadav-represent-india-699273|last=Mehta|first=Ankita|date=2016-10-12|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Earth 2016 Winners, Miss Ecuador Crowned Miss Earth 2016|url=https://pilipinaspopcorn.com/look-miss-philippines-imelda-schweighart-miss-earth-2016-coronation-night-popcorn-time-live-blog/|last=Sitchon|first=Kaye Leah|date=2016-10-31|website=Pilipinas Popcorn|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> || [[:ja:蜂谷晏海|蜂谷 晏海]] |[[Tokyo]]|| Unplaced ||{{silver02}} National Costume (Asia & Oceania) |- |[[Miss Earth 2015|2015]]||[[Ayano Yamada]]<ref name="MEJ151">{{cite news|last=竹谷|first=俊之|title=ミス・アース日本代表に山田彩乃さん 世界４大ミスコン|url=http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASH7C71SCH7CUEHF00H.html|access-date=11 July 2015|newspaper=Asahi.com}}</ref><ref name="MEJ152">{{cite news|title=山田彩乃の身長やwiki経歴は？ミスアース世界大会はいつ？場所はどこ？ |url=http://jing-log.com/381.html |access-date=11 July 2015 |newspaper=jing-log.com |year=2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711181944/http://jing-log.com/381.html |archive-date=11 July 2015 }}</ref><ref name="MEJ153">{{cite news|title=2015 Miss Earth Japan|url=http://ameblo.jp/874185-0112/entry-12050961921.html|access-date=16 July 2015|newspaper=ameblo.jp|year=2015}}</ref> || [[:ja:山田彩乃|山田 彩乃]] |[[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]]|| Unplaced || |- |[[Miss Earth 2014|2014]]||[[Reina Nagata]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Earth 2014: Miss Japan Reina Nagata|url=http://ph.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/miss-earth-2014--miss-japan-reina-nagata-144801954.html|website=ph.celebrity.yahoo.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2015トリンプ・イメージガールが決定|url=https://www.afpbb.com/articles/-/3030587|website=www.afpbb.com|language=ja|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref>|| [[:ja:永田レイナ|永田 怜奈]] |[[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]|| Unplaced || |- |[[Miss Earth 2013|2013]]||[[Yu Horikawa]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Earth beauties in Manila|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/44279-miss-earth-candidates-presentation-china-philippines/|last=Ramoran|first=Carol|website=Rappler|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref>|| 堀川 優 |[[Tokyo]]||Unplaced |- |- style="background-color:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss Earth 2012|2012]]||Megumi Noda<ref>{{Cite web|title= Miss Earth 2012|url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/16868-photos-miss-earth-2012/|last=Magsanoc|first=Kai|website=Rappler|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Earth 2012 press presentation|url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/15752-in-photos-miss-earth-2012-press-presentation/|last=Rappler.com|website=Rappler|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> || 野田 萌 |[[Shiga]]||'''Top 16'''|| |- style="background-color:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss Earth 2011|2011]]||Tomoko Maeda<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houseofjapan.com/fashion/swatanabe-2nd-miss-earth-japan |title=S.Watanabe 2nd Miss Earth Japan | Fashion | House of Japan - Japan News Technology Autos Culture Life Style |publisher=House of Japan |access-date=2011-07-12 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317114444/http://www.houseofjapan.com/fashion/swatanabe-2nd-miss-earth-japan |archive-date=2012-03-17 }}</ref><ref name="won">{{cite web |url=http://www.asianpopshow.com/asian-celebs/japanese-celebrities-asian-celebs/24-year-old-tomoko-maeda-won-miss-earth-japan-2011.html |title=24 year-old Tomoko Maeda won Miss Earth Japan 2011 |publisher=Asian Pop Show |access-date=2011-07-12 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328010013/http://www.asianpopshow.com/asian-celebs/japanese-celebrities-asian-celebs/24-year-old-tomoko-maeda-won-miss-earth-japan-2011.html |archive-date=2012-03-28 }}</ref> || [[:ja:前田智子 (モデル)|前田 智子]] |[[Tokyo]]|| '''Top 16'''||Best in National Costume |- |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" |[[Miss Earth 2010|2010]]||Marina Kishira<ref>{{cite news|last=Van|first=Duong|title=Huong Diem at Miss Earth semi-finals|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fvnexpress.net%2Fgl%2Fvan-hoa%2F2010%2F12%2F3ba23cf6%2F|access-date=22 July 2011|newspaper=VN Express|date=4 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Earth 2010: The beautiful India crowned|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voh.com.vn%2Fnews%2FNewsDetail.aspx%3Fid%3D25054|access-date=22 July 2011|newspaper=Voice of the People's Ho Chi Minh|date=5 December 2010}}</ref> || 岸良 真利奈 |[[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]]||'''Top 7'''||Best in National Costume <br> Miss Earth Sea-Links City Resort <br> Miss Talent (Top 5) |- |[[Miss Earth 2009|2009]]||Tomomi Takada<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Earth 2009|url=https://zeenews.india.com/photogallery/miss-earth-2009-1104|date=2009-11-05|website=Zee News|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Duty-bound beauty|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/news/world/Duty-bound-beauty/articleshow/37255123.cms|date=November 5, 2009|website=India Times- Ahmedabad Mirror|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2009-11-04|title=Miss Earth 2009 contest|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|language=en-GB|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/earthpicturegalleries/6501052/Miss-Earth-2009-contest.html?image=14|access-date=2020-05-18|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> || 高田 知美 |[[Tokyo]]|| Unplaced || |- |[[Miss Earth 2008|2008]]||Akemi Fukumura<ref>{{Cite web|title=85 Beauties Set Their Sights on 'Miss Earth 2008' Crown - OhmyNews International|url=http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?at_code=435812&no=384038&rel_no=1|website=english.ohmynews.com|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Earth 2008|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/miss-earth-2008/|website=cbsnews.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Earth 2008|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/travel/image-gallery/b2fbe39bb4af81c7f8bc18cab1f8be3c|website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> || 福村 明美 |[[Tokyo]]|| Unplaced || |- |[[Miss Earth 2007|2007]]||Ryoko Tominaga || 富永 良子 |[[Tokyo]]|| Unplaced || |- |[[Miss Earth 2006|2006]]||Noriko Ohno || 大野 典子 |[[Tokyo]]|| Unplaced || |- |[[Miss Earth 2005|2005]]||Emi Suzuki || 鈴木 絵実 |[[Tokyo]]|| Unplaced || |- |[[Miss Earth 2003|2003]]||Asami Saito || 斉藤 麻美 |[[Tokyo]]|| Unplaced || |-style="background-color:#FADADD;: bold" |[[Miss Earth 2001|2001]]||Misuzu Hirayama || 平山美鈴 ||[[Tokyo]]|| Unplaced ||Miss Friendship |}
==See also== *[[Miss Universe Japan]] *[[Miss International Japan]] *[[Miss World Japan]] *[[Miss Japan]] *[[Miss Nippon]] *[[Mister Japan]]
==References== {{reflist|2}}
== External links == *[http://www.miss-earth.com/ Miss Earth Japan] *{{Instagram|missearthjapan}} *{{Facebook|MISSEARTHJAPAN}} {{Beauty pageants in Japan}} {{Miss Earth countries and territories}}
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