No, they didn't. Kiwami is the first game remade, as such it's a perfect place to start. In fact, I consider it the best place to start. 0 was the 6th mainline entry and featured a ton of improvements that the series had gone through, it's very weird to go from 0 to Yakuza 1 just with modern graphics and QoL improvements. New fans are ending up disappointed with Kiwami even tho it's a great game simply because they started with 0, one of the best and refined entries. Playing Kiwami first will make you appreciate it more.
God, I dread how people are going to react to the re-releases of Yakuza 3, 4, and 5. All great games of their time, but in a post-0 and Kiwami 2 world it's probably going to be rough for them.