[1] He also refereed the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup between hosts Brazil and Croatia,[2] and the second leg of the 2014 AFC Champions League final between Al Hilal and Western Sydney Wanderers.

Nishimura was appointed as the referee for four matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, including the quarter-final between the Netherlands and Brazil.

[1] Nishimura refereed the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup final between Inter Milan and TP Mazembe.

[3] On 13 November 2010, Nishimura was the referee for the 2010 AFC Champions League final between Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Zob Ahan, at the National Stadium in Tokyo.

[4] At the 2012 men's Olympic football tournament, Nishimura officiated the group stage matches between Brazil and Belarus[5] and host Great Britain and Uruguay.

[9] In the match, Nishimura became the first referee to use vanishing spray at a World Cup finals, as well as to have access to goal-line technology.