Ian McGeechan, Scotland coach on the performance of the team and the next match against USA:
"Japan worked very hard. We are now looking forward to the USA game. I thought we were in good shape in the second half. After this win we want to keep going forward."
On the bonus point and the general run of play:
"Considering we hadn't played for five weeks it wasn't bad. We probably went to ground too early. We didn't start the second half too well but we finished strongly. We got the bonus point and no serious injuries."
On the Scottish defence:
"We could have regrouped faster but our scrambling defence was good."
On whether the result was a dent to the team's RWC aspirations:
"We must give Japan a lot of credit. We scored some good tries. We now have to go up a couple of levels. We know the shape of the game that we want to protect but we must get into shape to do it."
Scotland captain Bryan Redpath on the team perfromance in the 32-11 victory:
"We were definitely a little bit shaky, a lot of passes went down. There was a lot of lost ball on contact which just showed that we had not played in five or six weeks."
On Scotland's better play in the first and last 10 minutes of the match:
"Yes, I think we started brightly and finished brightly but that doesn't win you games when they get a bit tougher. Full credit to Japan, they tackled really well. They made us work hard and we panicked sometimes."
On the next match in Pool B against the USA:
"There is a lot of work for us to do in the eight days before we play the USA."
On the Japanese performance:
"They were very competitive. But our game was not up to standard and we are very disappointed with that. Credit to them but disappointment for us."
Scotland number 8 Simon Taylor on the back row play:
"Our back row started well. Japan overcame this after half time. I thought their defence was really good. There were not many opportunities for off-loads. They've got good players in their back row, you've got to give them credit."
Scotland lock Scott Murray on whether the team was panicking when Japan got to within four points:
"There was a little bit of panic in the attack. Instead of calming down and setting up plays, we did things we shouldn't have. We weren't too concerned with winning and losing. We just wanted to play rugby."
Scotland wing Chris Paterson on his three missed conversions and one missed penalty:
"You can never blame the conditions. I didn't kick well but I know that. I'm looking forward to kicking well in the next game."
Japan coach Shogo Mukai on the team performance:
"All the Japanese team played very well. After studying how to play against Scotland we were very careful about counter-attack.
"Although we were careful, that was where we were scored against. The whole team really regrets that. Scottish players were really stubborn at the ruck and we couldn't get the ball clear enough. That was our weak point."
On the next game against France on 18 October at Dairy Farmers Stadium:
"Although we lost today, we will turn that into motivation to beat France next week."
Japan captain Takuro Miuchi on Japan's loss:
"Obviously I'm not satisfied with the result because we lost."
On the team's performance:
"We played really well according to our style of play. We did well in terms of defence and I'm happy with how confident the team became."
Japan centre Yukio Motoki on whether Japan could have won the match:
"We felt we could win. We had lots of chances. We wanted to play defensively for the first half then go for a more running game in the second half. We tried too hard to carry out these tactics."
On whether Japan should have persisted with a defensive strategy for longer than it did:
"No, I am happy about how we played our running game today."
Japan centre Ruben Parkinson on giving away crucial tries:
"We should be hard on ourselves. We let in two soft tries which came at crucial times. We were in the game until those last two tries."
On the team's confidence:
"Since we got to Australia we have pulled together well. There is a good team atmosphere and we have had to pull together and get confidence because the Rugby World Cup is only once every four years."