JFA announced the voluntary retirement of football class 1 referees and futsal class 1 referees listed below. And JFA announced the appointment of football class 1 referees and futsal class 1 referees.

Football class 1 referees - voluntary retirement

NAKAHARA Michio (Born: 21 December 1960, Kanagawa Football Association)
   Class 1 registration: December 1995
   J1 appearances - as referee: 0 match, as assistant referee: 170
   J2 appearances - referee: 0, assistant referee: 119

HARADA Masahiko (Born: 17 June 1966, Okayama Football Association)
   Class 1 registration: December 1998
   J1 appearances - referee: 0, assistant referee: 140
   J2 appearances - referee: 0 game, assistant referee: 124

OGAWA Naohito (Born: 21 January 1965, Nagasaki Football Association)
   Class 1 registration : December 1997
   J1 appearances - referee: 8, assistant referee: 23
   J2 appearances - referee: 158, assistant referee: 10

IRIBE Shinya (Born: 26 December 1976, Kagoshima Football Association)
   Class 1 registration: November 2000
   J1 appearances - referee: 0, assistant referee: 65
   J2 appearances - referee: 0, assistant referee: 79
    *International assistant referee since 2011

Newly appointed referees

Football class 1 referees - appointment

CHIBA Naofumi (Born: 26 September 1988, Miyagi Football Association)
KARASHIMA Kazuyoshi (Born: 7 December 1990, Fukushima Football Association)
TSURUOKA Taiki (Born: 25 January 1981, Tokyo Football Association)
SAKAI Tatsuya (Born: 9 November 1987, Tokyo Football Association)
KUNIYOSHI Shingo (Born: 18 March 1984, Yamanashi Football Association)
KOIDE Takahiko (Born: 10 April 1990, Nagano Football Association)
UEHARA Naoto (Born: 28 August 1990, Niigata Football Association)
NAKAZAWA Ryo (Born: 28 September 1989, Mie Football Association)
NISHIMURA Takahiro (Born: 18 December 1984, Kyoto Football Association)
TANIMOTO Ryo (Born: 5 February 1988, Osaka Football Association)
WATANABE Kota (Born: 21 September 1990, Osaka Football Association)
HANAKAWA Yuichi (Born: 10 August 1982, Wakayama Football Association)
MATSUMOTO Dai (Born: 1 July 1985, Okayama Football Association)
KASAHARA Hiroki (Born: 8 April 1989, Fukuoka Football Association)
UEDA Takao (Born: 24 September 1983, Kumamoto Football Association)

Football women’s class 1 referees - appointment

MIURA Namika (Born: 26 October 1990, Kanagawa Football Association)
URASHIMA Tomomi (Born: 27 January 1980, Toyama Football Association)
YANAGIMURA Ayano (Born: 21 April 1986, Kyoto Football Association)
ONODA Isako (Born: 13 March 1983, Kumamoto Football Association)

Futsal class 1 referees - appointment

TAHATA Takayuki (Born: 2 February 1987, Akita Football Association)
NIITSUMA Kumi (Born: 13 April 1981, Tokyo Football Association) *
MIYAZAKI Mari (Born: 14 May 1983, Tokyo Football Association) *
SAKURAI Shinya (Born: 10 January 1979, Niigata Football Association）
OYA Tsubasa (Born: 19 December 1984, Mie Football Association)
YOSHIDA Ai (Born: 17 May 1971, Kyoto Football Association)
HAGIO Maiko (Born: 26 December 1979, Osaka Football Association) *
KAKIMOTO Daigo (Born: 30 October 1975, Hiroshima Football Association)
MATSUO Kumiko (Born: 7 February 1980, Tokushima Football Association) *
KANASAKI Aiko (Born: 12 May 1988, NagasakiFootball Association) *

Note:
New class 1 referees were approved and announced at 1st Executive Committee Meeting held on 15 January)
* indicates referees approved and announced at the 9th Executive Committee Meeting held on 11 September 2014.