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

Awards

Winners are in bold text.

Video of the Year

Exile — "I Believe"

Album of the Year

Exile — Exile Love

Best Male Video

Ne-Yo — "Because of You"

Best Female Video

Fergie — "Big Girls Don't Cry"

Best Group Video

M-Flo Loves Emi Hinouchi, Ryohei, Emyli, Yoshika and Lisa — "Love Comes and Goes"

Best New Artist

Motohiro Hata — "Uroko"

Best Rock Video

Radwimps — "Order Made"

Best Pop Video

Avril Lavigne — "Girlfriend"

Best R&B Video

Namie Amuro — "Hide & Seek"

Best Hip-Hop Video

Soulja Boy — "Crank That"

Best Reggae Video

Shōnan no Kaze — "Suirenka"

Best Dance Video

The Chemical Brothers — "Do It Again"

Best Video From a Film

Hikaru Utada — "Beautiful World" (from Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone)

Best Collaboration

Kumi Koda featuring TVXQ — "Last Angel"

Best Karaokee! Song

Exile — "Toki no Kakera"

Red Hot Award

Infinity 16

Best buzz ASIA

Japan

Ai — "I'll Remember You"

South Korea

Cherry Filter — "Feel It"

Taiwan

Andy Lau — "One"

Special awards

MTV Video Vanguard Award

Mariah Carey

MTV Rock The World Award

Takeshi Kobayashi and Kazutoshi Sakurai

Live performances

Red carpet live

Guest celebrities