Nobody can predict how the 48 teams will do at the FIFA World Cup this summer, but if you wanted to gamble on Japan being the tidiest team, you’d surely clean up at the bookies. Thanks to a societal expectation of all Japanese people, you’d never know they were there.

Nobody can predict how the 48 teams will do at the FIFA World Cup this summer, but if you wanted to gamble on Japan being the tidiest team, you’d surely clean up at the bookies.…

Japan opened their World Cup on Sunday with a draw against the Netherlands in Houston.

Japan fans left the stands spotless after their World Cup opener against the Netherlands in Texas on Sunday, saying it was "Japanese culture" to tidy up after themselves.

Japan is appearing at its eighth straight World Cup and its fans’ cleanliness has become an international calling card.

Japan fans left the stands spotless after their World Cup opener against the Netherlands in Texas on Sunday, saying it was " Japanese culture" to tidy up after themselves.

Japan fans stayed behind after the dramatic draw with the Netherlands to collect trash from the stands, reviving a beloved World Cup tradition that has followed the Blue Samurai…

Japan supporters left the stands spotless after their World Cup opener against the Netherlands in Texas on Sunday, saying the practice reflects a deeply...

Japan fans left the stands spotless after their World Cup opener against the Netherlands in Texas on Sunday, saying it was "Japanese ....

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Samurai Blue contingent made it a point to keep Dallas Stadium clean after their match against the Netherlands

Dallas, Texas, June 16 (Jiji Press)--Supporters of the Japanese national soccer team have won admiration for their cleanup activity at a recent FIFA World Cup match in the United…

After a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Fifa World Cup, Japanese fans showcased their cultural commitment to cleanliness by staying behind to clean the stadium, a tradition that…