Honestly I think Sony should have had that stuff set up for you guys already so you could just put on your mic, plug in your gear and go. Maybe it *was* like that considering all the videos are framed the same.
I have specific situations where I will choose a stick over a lav, and being outside is definitely one of those situations because accursed wind will always come at the most important part of the interview in an attempt to ruin the audio.
I intentionally used the word "more" in the first comment because the interview looks and sound great. There was just one moment that made my inner journalist squirm. It's probably precisely because you seem to have had much less time with Yoshida than other outlets.