Juri Watanabe, 26, from Tokyo, won Miss Universe Japan 2021. She will crown her successor on August 25, 2022, amid 35 competitors. Japan has 20 placements in Miss Universe history, with two winners—Akiko Kojima and Riyo Mori. Hiroko Mima directs the pageant since 2018, having competed in 2008.
Ako Kamo crowns Miss Universe Japan 2020 Aisha Harumi Tochigi in Shibuya, Tokyo
Ako Kamo, born in Hyogo, Japan, studied media production and performing arts in the Philippines. She became Miss Universe Japan 2023, winning in 2019 and later crowned her successor Aisha Harumi Tochigi. Kamo represented Japan at Miss Universe 2019 but was unplaced. She is multilingual and stands 5'6" tall.
30 Miss Universe Japan 2020 candidates competing in Shibuya, Tokyo
Ako Kamo, crowned Miss Universe Japan 2019, hails from Kobe and studied at Obayashi Sacred Heart High School and Kobe College. She will turn 23 on October 20, 2020, and will crown her successor on October 29, 2020. Japan has achieved 19 placements in Miss Universe history.
