00:00And why does Japan have such a strong interest in Brazil?
00:04Because I've been following your work here for many years,
00:07You're always bringing a lot of information, working, and for various media outlets.
00:11In other words, there is interest from the Japanese, from the country, in the Brazilian national team.
00:16Why is that, Kiomi?
00:18Because the Brazilian national team is different, right?
00:22If you win, great, but if you don't win, it's always different too.
00:30If another team wins, that's sad, but for the Japanese, the Brazilian team is something else entirely, another world.
00:38It's very different, isn't it?
00:40Because of the stars, because of the play style, because of the story as well,
00:49That's why, thanks to the Brazilian national team, I'm continuing like this, right?
00:55How many years have you been in Brazil, Kiomi?
00:56Yes, I started covering the national team in '98, right?
01:02World Cup 98, but I thought, yeah, I want to do more, and I changed it to Rio 2001.
01:11Wow, so it's been around since '98, 2001, since 2001 in Brazil?
01:16Yes.
01:17Wow, look at that! And I wanted to ask you a question like, why has the Japanese national team improved so much?
01:22To the point of beating the Brazilian national team, football there is very strong today, and I wanted to know if they have...
01:28Zico's influence was also present in this.
01:30Yes, yes, no, that friendly match is kind of, kind of different, right?
01:34Because the Brazilian national team was still being assembled.
01:37No, but he won, man, the important thing is that he went there and played, and beat us.
01:40No, but Zico really is a god of football, everyone considers him a god of football.
01:50And indeed, he went to Japan and implemented professionalism, a way of playing, a way of working,
02:01Not just for players, but for professionals in various areas of football, he taught everything and showed them, he did it himself.
02:10He even washed his shirt at the hotel because he wanted to show it off, right?
02:16And he brought the wardrobe to Brazil to show off the wardrobe in Brazil.
02:21How does it work, huh?
02:23Yes, yes, that's why he did everything, everything, everything to make Japan grow.
02:27And that's why he went to Kashima, but not only to Kashima, but for Japanese football to grow, and
02:35It's grown, hasn't it?
02:36That's true, and it has evolved, hasn't it? It's improved.
02:38It evolved, it evolved.
02:39And what was the reaction to the victory, right? Even if it was just a friendly match, what was the reaction like in Japan?
02:44A victory, right?
02:45The Japanese man was happy, I imagine, and I don't know how it happened, was he incredulous, or did they think they could win?
02:52The Japanese are more cocky, I mean, more confident, right?
02:56No, for the fans and the media, the whole party was great, right? That night, right?
03:07But anyone who lives and breathes football knows that this isn't your average Brazilian national team.
03:16And that's why, just like in the 2022 World Cup, Japan beat Spain and Germany, right?
03:25That's a whole different story, isn't it? They won the World Cup.
03:30Therefore, a victory against Brazil, not considered as such, Japan is already strong, but...
03:42Always good, right? Always uplifting.
03:43Yes, and getting rid of the fear of facing a very strong team, a traditional team, getting rid of that fear, that's very good, a step forward.
03:52That's pretty big, isn't it?
03:53You see how tiny she is, she's a woman, but she understands a lot about football, you can see that she's evolved.
03:59You're one of the pioneers, I think, too, right? In this predominantly male market, which has always been predominantly male-dominated.
04:07by men.
04:07And I imagine you starting out, right? A reporter, a Japanese correspondent, right? In the middle of these holidays.
04:14And your questions are always numerous, with a lot of content, they are always intelligent questions.
04:19And you demonstrate a lot of knowledge. Up to this point, a friendly match doesn't carry the same weight as a game that counts.
04:25There, three points, in a World Cup, right?
04:28In other words, Japan is on a clear upward trajectory, but it's still there; it's not yet among the top tier.
04:34World football.
04:35But we see that Japan, really, today, is a team that has to be respected and has to...
04:39We need to be careful, right?
04:40Thank you so much for that consideration. And I'm very grateful to everyone in Brazil, because you said that I started...
04:52as a pioneer,
04:54But if there wasn't a Brazilian press, men, I wouldn't have achieved much, because everyone helped me, right?
05:04The press and the players, everyone treated me very well, press officer since 1998, now, Fábio,
05:15Nekasio,
05:16Everyone treats me very well, and it makes me want to do more, right?
05:24That's why a pioneering initiative doesn't work alone, right? Just like a football team, one player doesn't work alone, just like the coverage of...
05:36selection as well.
05:37You need all the help you can get, so for me, it was very lucky that I started to like the national team.
05:45Brazilian, because the Brazilian people are very good.
05:48Yeah, but I'll tell you that it's nothing extraordinary, it's the least we can do.
05:51To do something for a colleague who treats and respects her so well.
05:56Now, to conclude, I want to show you how the Japanese team is shaping up for this World Cup.
06:00Yes, like other countries, it has a lot of regional divisions, right?
06:07Unfortunately, but the team he's building, the coach of the Japanese national team, has been doing that for many years, right?
06:19That's why I know all the players and understand how each one works, right?
06:27Therefore, I think that's the greatest strength.
06:33Unfortunately, in Brazil, we don't have that.
06:37Now, a year later, Ancelotti put things together quickly and now it's going well, right?
06:42It's going very well, but in Japan, Morias, coach Morias,
06:47Since his time as national team coach, around 23, which was eight years ago.
06:55He's already coming, right? He's already working.
06:57Yes, that's why this understanding and unity among the players, and the unity between the coach and the players, is so good.
07:08Wow, thank you so much, Kiomi.
07:10You are such a wonderful person, and it's a pleasure to work with you.
07:15Come here, João Linsson.
07:16Thank you very much, Kiomi.
07:17Thanks.
07:17Did you see the Zico movie?
07:18Did you watch it?
07:18You see, you see, I cried and laughed, I screamed, and my body almost ended up like this, right?
07:26It is very good.
07:27And did the film do well in Japan?
07:30Now, together with Zico, speaking, take it to Japan.
07:35That's why...
07:36It hasn't premiered there yet, it hasn't aired yet.
07:38It will premiere in August, so it's going to attract a lot of attention and generate a lot of excitement.
07:44Thank you, Kiomi.
07:45Thank you so much.
07:46Thank you so much, dear.
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