Japan supporters have built a respected reputation for tidying up football stadiums before they leave. While most sports fans might be accustomed to stepping over half-eaten food and discarded plastic ...

Scenes of Japanese soccer fans sweeping stadiums and picking up trash after a match first drew public attention in France in 1998 — Japan's first appearance in the World Cup. The tradition has ...

The stands and seats following most sporting events are usually atrocious. Between plastic cups, used napkins, and food containers left behind, most people leave their trash for stadium employees to ...

If there’s one country guaranteed to clean up at the World Cup, it’s Japan. Literally. Scenes of Japanese soccer fans sweeping stadiums and picking up trash after a match first drew public attention ...

Scenes of Japanese soccer fans sweeping stadiums and picking up trash after a match first drew public attention in France in 1998 — Japan’s first appearance in the World Cup. The tradition has ...

The tradition has continued every four years. It happened at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, and it's certain to continue when Japan opens play in June with group games in Arlington, Texas, and ...