Yuichi Nishimura (西村 雄一, Nishimura Yuichi^?, born 17 April 1972) is a Japanese football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA.

He was the only Asian referee and one of three judges selected to judge in 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana along with assistant referees Toru Sagara from Japan and Hae Sang Jeong from Korea. He was also a referee at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

He was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[1]

[edit] External links

• FIFA profile (2007 U-17 World Cup)
• Japanese Referee List

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