LANGUAGE|CULTURE

Why Japanese Fans Cleaning at World Cup Isn’t Normal Yet ‘Atarimae’

Japan, where everyone from children to company presidents cleans up

Photos from Wikimedia Commons.

When Japan stunned Germany in its World Cup opener, many news sources covered the behavior of the Japanese fans after the astounding match who picked up trash and left the stadium…

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Yuko Tamura

Yuko Tamura

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Bilingual contributing writer of The Japan Times, editor-in-chief of Japonica. Cross-cultural topics based on both American and Japanese corporate careers.