| Miss Earth Japan | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Beauties for a Cause |
| Formation | 2001 |
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Location | Japan |
| Membership | Miss Earth |
| Official languages | Japanese |
| National Director | Osamu Sakata |
| Website | missearth.jp |
Miss Earth Japan (Japanese: ミスアース) is a beauty pageant held annually in search of the most beautiful and environmental-friendly woman in Japan. The titleholder represents the country in the international Miss Earth pageant.[1][2]
Miss Earth Japan 2011 is Tomoko Maeda, the current titleholder, who competed as Miss Tokyo.[3][4]
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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 in order to elect Japan's representative in the annual Miss Earth pageant, to further charity donations and philanthropic activities, and to promote environmental awareness and protection.[5]
Japan was first represented in Miss Earth 2001 by Misuzu Hirayama, who was the first titleholder of Miss Earth Japan and won the Miss Friendship special award.[6]
In 2010, Japan first entered both in 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.[7][8]
The following are the names of the annual titleholders of Miss Earth Japan, listed according to the year in which they participated in Miss Earth:
| Year | Titleholder | Hometown | Miss Earth placement/award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Misuzu Hirayama | Miss Friendship | |
| 2003 | Asami Saito | ||
| 2005 | Emi Suzuki | ||
| 2006 | Noriko Ohno | ||
| 2007 | Ryoko Tominaga | ||
| 2008 | Akemi Fukumura | ||
| 2009 | Tomomi Takada | ||
| 2010 | Marina Kishira | Finalist (Top 7)[9][10] and Best in National Costume[11][12] | |
| 2011 | Tomoko Maeda[13][14] |
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