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Polish refs return home after completing the exchange program
04 June 2014

Polish match officials, having come to Japan on Thu., 15 May under the referee exchange program, wrapped up their work and returned home on Sun., 1 June.
While in Japan, they officiated in two J.League matches and one Nabisco Cup match as well as the Kirin Challenge Cup 2014 game against Cyprus.
Japanese referees(TOJO Minoru / OTSUKA Haruhiro / TANAKA Toshiyuki), now in Poland, have worked in three Polish league games. They will officiate in the Poland national team’s match against Lithuania on Fri., 6 June and come back to Japan on Sat., 7 June.
Comments
Mr. Pawel Raczkowski, Referee
The exchange program in Japan was very meaningful.
We learned a lot in the four matches due to differences between Japanese games and European games.
In addition to the four-match work and exchanges with Japanese referees, we had cross-cultural experience with Japan’s World Heritage and traditional culture, enjoying Washoku and visiting Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, Nikko and Kamakura. The three week stay was exciting.
I would like to share this experience with Polish colleagues and improve my refereeing skill further.
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