Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize
Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize is given to one sportsperson or sports team every year since 1968 by the Japan Professional Sports Association. The award is one of the most prestigious all-sport awards in Japanese sport. The recordholders are the baseball players Ichiro Suzuki and Sadaharu Oh. A committee of representatives from Tokyo newspapers, wire services, television and radio for sports media are responsible for making the selections. The winner is given the Prime Minister Trophy.
List of winners
| Year | Winner | Sport |
| 1968 |  Shozo Saijo | Boxing |
| 1969 | Yomiuri Giants | Baseball |
| 1970 | Taihō Kōki | Sumo |
| 1971 | Shigeo Nagashima | Baseball |
| 1972 | Katsuaki Matsumoto | Bicycle racing |
| 1973 | Tadashi Sawamura | Kickboxing |
| 1974 | Sadaharu Oh | Baseball |
| 1975 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Baseball |
| 1976 | Sadaharu Oh | Baseball |
| 1977 | Sadaharu Oh | Baseball |
| 1978 | Yakult Swallows | Baseball |
| 1979 | Yoko Gushiken | Boxing |
| 1980 | Yoko Gushiken | Boxing |
| 1981 | Koichi Nakano | Bicycle racing |
| 1982 | Hiromitsu Ochiai | Baseball |
| 1983 | Tatsuro Hirooka | Baseball |
| 1984 | Sachio Kinugasa | Baseball |
| 1985 |  Randy Bass | Baseball |
| 1986 | Hiromitsu Ochiai | Baseball |
| 1987 | Ayako Okamoto | Golf |
| 1988 | Chiyonofuji Mitsugu | Sumo |
| 1989 | Chiyonofuji Mitsugu | Sumo |
| 1990 | Hideo Nomo | Baseball |
| 1991 | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | Boxing |
| 1992 | Takanohana Kōji | Sumo |
| 1993 | Kazuyoshi Miura | Football |
| 1994 | Ichiro Suzuki | Baseball |
| 1995 | Ichiro Suzuki | Baseball |
| 1996 | Masashi Ozaki | Golf |
| 1997 | Hidetoshi Nakata | Football |
| 1998 | Kazuhiro Sasaki | Baseball |
| 1999 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | Baseball |
| 2000 | Hideki Matsui | Baseball |
| 2001 | Ichiro Suzuki | Baseball |
| 2002 | Japan national football team | Football |
| 2003 | Hideki Matsui | Baseball |
| 2004 |  Asashōryū Akinori | Sumo |
| 2005 | Asashōryū Akinori | Sumo |
| 2006 | Japan national baseball team | Baseball |
| 2007 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Football |
| 2008 | Ryo Ishikawa | Golf |
| 2009 | Ryo Ishikawa | Golf |
| 2010 | Hakuhō Shō | Sumo |
| 2011 | Japan women's national football team | Football |
| 2012 | Shinnosuke Abe | Baseball |
| 2013 | Masahiro Tanaka | Baseball |
| 2014 | Kei Nishikori | Tennis |
| 2015 | Japan national rugby union team | Rugby union |
| 2016 | Shohei Ohtani | Baseball |
| 2017 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Baseball |
| 2018 | Shohei Ohtani | Baseball |