Introducing Referees
Japanese referees who have stood on the world stage
Birthday：8 June 1963
Birthplace：Kagoshima Pref.
Kagoshima City
| Football Referee Career | 1991 Class 3 Referee's qualification acquired |
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| 1992 Class 2 Referee's qualification acquired | |
| 1994 Class 1 Referee's qualification acquired | |
| 1998～ Registered as International Referee | |
| ■Total number of matches：730 matches | |
| ■Number of main International Tournament's matches ：84 matches（of which 36 "A" matches） | |
| Number of J-League matches：236 matches as referee （Ｊ-１：158, J-League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup:43, J-２：36）, 17 matches as assistant referee | |
| Number of Major League matches（USA）： 7 matches（Referee's exchange program） | |
| Awards | 2002 Asia Best Referee Award |
| 2003, 2006 J-League Referee of the Year Award | |
| Works | 「Presence of mind」Being a Football Referee（Random House Kodansha Ltd.） |
| Main Matches | |
| （Domestic） | 1998, 1999, 2001,2002 J-League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Semifinal |
| 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 The Emperor's Cup Final | |
| 2003 J-League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Final Urawa Reds vs Kashima Antlers |
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| 2006 J-League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Final JEF United Chiba vs Kashima Antlers |
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| 2004 J-League Championship 1st Leg Urawa Reds vs Yokohama F・Marinos |
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| 2001 The 81st edition of the Emperor's Cup Final Shimizu S-pulse vs Cerezo Osaka |
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| 2005 The 85th edition of the Emperor's Cup Final Urawa Reds vs Shimizu S-pulse |
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| （International） | July 1997 ＵＳＡ Major League Soccer |
| 17th September 1998 U-16 AFC Asian Youth Championship（Qatar） Final Qatar vs Thailand |
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| 16th December 1998 The 13th edition of Asian Games (Thailand・Bangkok）Semifinal Thailand vs Kuwait | |
| November 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999 | |
| October 2000 AFC Asian Cup Lebanon 2000 | |
| 8th July 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship Argentine 2001 Third Place Playoff Paraguay vs Egypt |
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| September 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/ Japan Asian qualifiers Qatar vs China |
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| October 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/ Japan Playoff UAE vs Iran | |
| 1st June 2002 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/ Japan 1st Round Ireland vs Cameroon Referee |
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| July 2004 AFC Asian Cup China 2004 | |
| February 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers Final Round Uzbekistan vs Saudi Arabia |
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| June 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Asian qualifiers Final Round Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait |
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| September 2005 2006 FIFA U-17 World Championship Peru 2005 | |
| December 2005 FIFA Club World Cup Toyota Cup Japan ( Japan) | |
| 9th June 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany 1st Round Poland vs Ecuador Referee |
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| 15th June 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany 1st Round England vs Trinidad and Tobago Referee |
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| 4th July 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Semifinal Germany vs Italy Forth Official |
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| 8th July 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Third Place Playoff Germany vs Portugal Referee |
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| 8th July 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Third Place Playoff Germany vs Portugal Referee |
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