. >>> earlier ai uchida spoke for more analysis of the north's actions. >> pyongyang is putting its money where its mouth is. so doing exactly what it said it was going to do. the north is, of course, serious about taking a touough stance. but i think we can also say it is desperate. let's consider the current administration. like just about everywhere, north korea hasn't been immune to the coronavirus. it closed ththe border to chinao prevent the spread. some experts say perhaps kim is using these actions to tighten his grip on economic affairs. i also think pyongyang has been irritated by seoul for not doing enough to implement korean summits. and of course it's sent anti-defector leaflets. >> so kim yo-jong does seem to be a figure head when it comes to dealing with the south. tell us what this means. >> i think we're seeing a beefed up role for kim yo-jong. she not only leads the policy on the south, but also she instructs the military. it is unprecedented in the north and previously instrucuctions we only shooud by kim jong-un who is also suprereme commander. i think her brother is g

kenichi uchida is their translator in maebashi. >> we are getting cld we become friends. one day, you know, i'd like to go there and meet them in person in south sudan. sh reporter: before a citywide coronavirudown, the athletes trained with local volunteers and athletes. they spent their free time urarning about japanese cu and civics, and about how the nation recovered from wartime. >> what i've got to learn from the japanese history is there is nothing which is permanent, no condition is permanent. after that long suffering and japan has finally gained the peace. and they are one of the world's most peacel countries at the moment. >> reporter: and it goes both ways: in this eauntry now 75 removed from war, abraham and his teammates visited with japanese schoolchildren, to shareheir stories. >> most of them ask us about soutsudan and we always tell them this is the world's youngest count, but it's still under very difficult situations right now. hope. not make us lose >> reporter: and now, the vepanese have decided to preshe team's olympic hope. maebashi officials exten