The MTV Video Music Awards Japan (VMAJ) are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards. VMAJ are one of the major annual awards hosted in Japan every year and award the best of international and domestic videos and artists. Initially VMAJ was part of the MTV Asia Awards, which included all Asian countries, but because of the musical variety existent in Japan, in May of 2002 began to hold their own awards independently. On June 25, 2011, MTV Video Music Japan changed for Charity Event for 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in MTV Video Music Aid Japan 2011.