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 pick up after them.

But this commonplace behavior is simply unheard of in Japanese culture. Japanese World Cup fans in the United States are showing the world how courteous they are by cleaning up after themselves after the game.

Clips of Japanese soccer fans have recently made headlines, showing fans collecting trash in blue garbage bags following their country’s first World Cup match between Japan and the Netherlands on Sunday, June 14. Their selfless act is having an impact on people around the world.

Why Japanese fans are cleaning up

Japanese fans carried blue bags with them to celebrate during........

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