Scotland opened Group D with a 2-1 defeat by England, while Japan were held to a 0-0 draw by Argentina.

The Scots started nervously on their tournament debut but improved after the break, scoring through Claire Emslie.

"When you finish a game so strongly, you need to have a similar mindset and remember the positives," said Kerr.

"We need to concentrate on being better on the ball if we are to create chances. That's something we didn't do very well in the England game.

"We've got the players capable of doing that and we've worked really well in training to put in place a gameplan we think can be successful.

"The target is still the same, we want to get out of the group and to do that we need to win at least one game."

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However. Kerr is quick to point out that despite their opening draw, the 2011 winners and 2015 runners-up are still a force to be reckoned with.

"It probably makes our job a little bit more difficult because the dynamic changes for Japan, getting a point," she said.

"There's a perception externally that Japan was going to win, but we know how good Japan are and even though they only drew against a lower-ranked team we're still going to have a tough, tough game as they have some exceptional players.

"Our expectations are still the same and the target hasn't changed - we still want out of the group."

Kerr has been impressed with the side ranked seventh in the world and for the Scot - who has previously worked for a Japanese company - the nation's cultural values are evident in their style of play.

"They're very efficient, effective, disciplined, organised - it's what we're trying to instil in our Scottish team," she added.

"I've been a huge admirer of the Japanese team for many, many years. They're a formidable team and that shouldn't be lost just because they drew with Argentina."

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