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By Chris Jones
BBC rugby union correspondent in Tokyo
Japan trainer Jamie Joseph says his team considers the Brave Blossoms deserve respect to their unbeaten campaign up to now, also are desperate to face Scotland in the Rugby World Cup on Sunday.
Typhoon Hagibis has forced two games to be cancelled, with all the hosts Pool A clash in Yokohama from the balance against the Scots.
A cancellation would visit Japan advancement.
Id like to remind folks it has not been a fluke, Joseph said.
We have won and played three Test matches, and that has set us in the best place within our pool.
Its been a great deal of hard work with a lot of individuals. This team was in camp for 240 days this season.
Everyone in our squad – staff and players – needs to play the Test game.
The Scotland camp are miserable at the lack of contingency planning together with Gregor Townsends side facing elimination in the event of a cancellation, out of tournament organisers.
In the event the decisive clash doesnt go 20, the Scottish Rugby Union are said to be considering legal action.
I think the key distinction here between us and Scotland is we are driven and supported by the whole country, Joseph added.
My group is inspired by accomplishing something thats great – not preventing an embarrassment.
All the media reports in the last few days are around an uncontrollable matter like the typhoon – and – [the coverage] has lost its way.
The reports I have read are about legal proceedings, but what Im saying is its a enormous Evaluation match for our team and I believe that weve got the most to lose as we are in the ideal position to best the pool.
We all wish to earn the right to be thought of as one of the elite teams on the planet.
It is important for us to wake up Monday morning and understand that [possibly ] we are a worthy top eight team or we arent quite good enough.
Joseph has also pointed out the disparity between his sides resources in contrast to Tier One outfits like Scotland.
Whilst the majority of my players are specialist in their companies, we are still an amateur rugby staff, he said.
When our gamers are in camp with Japan they dont get paid – or they receive about 100 dollars each day. I will let you make the comparisons to the other groups.
With Hagibis expected to wreak havoc on Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday, a decision will be reached on Sunday morning as regards Japan against Scotland will proceed, together with Scotland boss Townsend stating hes faith that the game will have the ability to proceed as planned.
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