Tokyo, June 19, 2026 (AFP) - Japan's men told to clean at home, not just the World Cup

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2026-06-19

Images of Samurai Blue fans cleaning up World Cup stadiums have garnered them widespread praise, but back in Japan, a post has gone viral complaining men rarely do so at home. FIFA lauded Japanese fans this week on social media platform X for their "impeccable manners" that saw them tidy up the stands post-game, with pictures of men in blue avidly picking up trash. Similar images have since proliferated online, but one X post went viral after cla......

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