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ARAKI Yusuke

Referee

IIDA Jumpei

KANEMATSU Haruna

KASAHARA Hiroki

KOIZUMI Asaka

NAGAMINE Koki

OHASHI Yusuke

SUGINO Azusa

TAKASAKI Koji

TANIMOTO Ryo

YAMASHITA Yoshimi

ASADA Takeshi

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BOZONO Makoto

HASEGAWA Masaru

IKKI Chihiro

MICHIYAMA Satoshi

MIHARA Jun

NAKAMOTO Saki

NISHIHASHI Isao

SONE Miu

TAKAGI Takumi

TAKEBE Yosuke

UMEDA Tomoyuki

WATANABE Kota

FUJITA Takeshi

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HIRUMA Kumi

IKEDA Yukihiro

OYA Tsubasa

SAITO Kana

WAKIDA Eita

YAMAMOTO Mari

HAMABE Atsunobu

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HATANO Yuichi

MATSUDA Takuma

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Tsuneyasu MIYAMOTO

Kazuyuki NISHIHARA

Takeshi OKADA

Yoshikazu NONOMURA

Kazuyuki YUKAWA

Masashi FUKUDA

Tsuyoshi NISHIMOTO

Hideki KATO

Masanaga KAGEYAMA

Hajime MORIYASU

Nils NIELSEN

Kenji OGIYA

Shoji AKIE

Rika KIKUSHIMA

Tsuyoshi KITAZAWA

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These are some of the latest news articles, images and videos related to the association.

USA remain on top despite major South American strides in latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking

Stars and Stripes feeling heat despite flying high atop FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking. Buoyant Brazil now just below podium, Colombia enter top 20

Marta Silva of Brazil (L) celebrates 

Groundbreaking transfer window to allow all 32 FIFA Club World Cup™ teams to sign new players for the tournament

All 20 Member Associations whose clubs will participate in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ have confirmed the opening of an exceptional registration window for all their affiliated clubs to allow new players signed to compete in the tournament. 

The FIFA Club World Cup Trophy

Hiroyuki Ito, Japan's lucky charm at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup™

Japanese fan Hiroyuki Ito travelled to the Seychelles for his sixth FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup with this superfan instrumental in promoting the sport in the Land of the Rising Sun. 

Japan v Seychelles: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025 Group A

FIFA Football Executive Programme for MAs creates significant impact in Asia and Oceania

Young executives from FIFA Member Associations (MAs) in Asia and Oceania have completed the year-long FIFA Football Executive Programme (FEP) which aims to further professionalise and develop top-level football administration globally. 

A general view of Football Executive Programme for Asia and Oceania MAs 

Asian strength at FIFA Club World Cup™ “proof” of tournament’s global nature, FIFA President tells Asian Football Confederation Congress

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has told the 35th AFC Congress the broad cross-section of countries represented by the confederation’s players at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 is “further proof” of FIFA’s “desire to make football truly global”.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivers a video message to the 35th AFC Congress 2025

Updates - Japan Football Association

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Calendar

Name	Confederation	Country	Role/s	International since	Gender
ARAKI Yusuke	AFC	Japan	Referee Video Match Official	2017	Male
IIDA Jumpei	AFC	Japan	Referee Video Match Official	2011	Male
KANEMATSU Haruna	AFC	Japan	Referee	2019	Female
KASAHARA Hiroki	AFC	Japan	Referee Video Match Official	2020	Male
KOIZUMI Asaka	AFC	Japan	Referee	2017	Female
NAGAMINE Koki	AFC	Japan	Referee Video Match Official	2023	Male
OHASHI Yusuke	AFC	Japan	Referee	2025	Male
SUGINO Azusa	AFC	Japan	Referee	2021	Female
TAKASAKI Koji	AFC	Japan	Referee	2024	Male
TANIMOTO Ryo	AFC	Japan	Referee Video Match Official	2022	Male
YAMASHITA Yoshimi	AFC	Japan	Referee	2015	Female
ASADA Takeshi	AFC	Japan	Assistant Referee	2023	Male
BOZONO Makoto	AFC	Japan	Assistant Referee	2015	Female
HASEGAWA Masaru	AFC	Japan	Assistant Referee	2025	Male
IKKI Chihiro	AFC	Japan	Assistant Referee	2024	Female
MICHIYAMA Satoshi	AFC	Japan	Assistant Referee	2025	Male
MIHARA Jun	AFC	Japan	Assistant Referee Video Match Official	2017	Male
NAKAMOTO Saki	AFC	Japan	Assistant Referee	2022	Female
NISHIHASHI Isao	AFC	Japan	Assistant Referee	2018	Male
SONE Miu	AFC	Japan	Assistant Referee	2025	Female