 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana June 1, 1988, apo Watanabe akanga ane makore 17 okukura, iye akatanga nokuda kwechikwata chenyika cheJapan kurwisana neUnited States. Akatamba pa1989 AFC Championship uye 1990 Asian Games. Akanga ariwo nhengo yeJapan ye 1991 World Cup. Akatamba mitambo 19 uye akarova zvibodzwa zviviri zveJapan kusvika 1991. 