He accepted the challenge and signed a one-year contract with Chinese Taipei Football Association in December.
that Imai did bring good influence on the team, as well as football activities in Taiwan.
[citation needed] In 2016, Imai became manager of Chinese Taipei again, but was fired in October of that year after complaints of team disunity.
[2] By January 2017, he was already mentoring Global Cebu which is set to participate at the Philippines Football League as its head coach.
[3] In 2020, Imai briefly coached Taiwan Football Premier League team Taichung Futuro.