Japanese referee under scrutiny

Kamikawa has been the subject of vexatious conversation among Soca Warrior local fans here and others around the world after his controversial adjudications on the field against the TT Football team on Thursday, resulting in the Warriors receiving five yellow cards in the match as opposed to just one handed to England. But the worst concern was over the reported foul against TT defender Brent Sancho whose dread locks were tugged at by England’s Peter Crouch to elevate himself to an advantage that resulted in England’s first goal in the 83rd minute of the match.

The 43-year-old referee was born June 8, 1963 and officiated in his first international match on November 30, 1998 when Hong Kong played Oman.

He currently resides in Ebina City, Japan and is fluent in the Japanese and English languages. Apart from his full time job as a referee, Kamikawa enjoys reading and cycling. His competition record from the start of his career to the present includes the following:

November 11 1999 Ghana:Spain 1-1 (1-0) FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999.

November 16 1999 Poland:New Zealand 1-2 (0-0) FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999.

October 12 2000 Iraq:Thailand 2-0 (1-0) AFC Asian Cup 2000.

March 4 2001 Qatar:Malaysia 5-1 (2-1) FIFA World Cup 2002 Preliminary AFC.

June 18 2001 Ecuador:Ethiopia 2-1 (1-1) FIFA World Youth Championship 2001.

June 2002 Republic of Ireland: Cameroon 1-1 (0-1) Brazil: Belgium 2-0 (0-0 Nigeria: England 0-0 Sweden: Nigeria 2-1 (1-1) FIFA World Cup Final 2002 Competition.

June 9 2004 Iran:Jordan 0-1 (0-0) FIFA World Cup 2006 Preliminary Asian Zone.

July 18 2004 Qatar:Indonesia 1-2 (0-1) AFC Asian Cup 2004

December 12 2005 Australia:Costa Rica 0-1 (0-0) FIFA Club World Championship 2005.

December 14 2005 Saudi Arabia:Brazil 2-3 (1-1) FIFA Club World Championship 2005

December 16 2005 Egypt:Australia 1-2 (1-1) FIFA Club World Championship 2005

December 18 2005 Brazil:England 1-0 (1-0) FIFA Club World Championship 2005

September 22 2005 Mexico:Turkey 1-2 (1-1) FIFA U-17 World Championship 2005.