Being positive and believing in yourself is important, not only in football but also in improving as a person.
Football is what I do best.
Cerezo often have a bad season after a good one.
After moving to the Premier League, I've realised that I need to limber up and strengthen my body trunk.
The Spanish league is my favourite. The attacking mentality suits my style.
From my own personal experience, I can tell you that things I achieved in the J2 league meant a lot to me.
Since Japan is little known in football in the world, we want to play good football and make a huge impact so that we can make the world realise the presence of the Japan football team.
Personally, scoring goals creates confidence and I gain the mental stability and get poised from it.
In my time here, I've seen that Borussia Dortmund has developed steadily. We have become German champions and played in the Champions League.
Nothing changes if we spend all our time worrying about the teams above us, so all we can do is win our next match.
I have gained good experience but at the same time had hard times as well.
My value can only go higher if I can perform well in the Champions League.
It is hard to win in Asia.
If you don't concentrate during a national team match you can just as easily get injured, so I want to make sure I can focus.
I know that not everything is easy.
It's easy to play with joy when everything is going well.
Sendai is the place that helped me build my basement.
If I'm chosen for the Asian Cup, then I must help the team win. That's the bottom line.
The Asian Cup is an important tournament.
I've repeatedly emphasized how comfortable I feel in Dortmund.
