Japan Fans Explain Their World Cup Gestures In Qatar

While the Western media are busy coming up with ways to undermine the Qatar World Cup and diminish it in front of the world with so many political narratives, the Japan fan base who came for the world cup are leaving with quite the most humble gestures that have left quite a lot of football lovers stunned.

Ever since the world cup games began, the Japan fans have carried a noble act of cleaning up the stadium of games much to the surprise of other fan bases at the world cup.

When the Japanese fans were asked as to their reasoning for cleaning up after World Cup games in Qatar, their answers were marked by humility and sincerity that classed the Japan fans as quite the treasure for the global football fan base to admire.

At the World Cup, Japan supporters have been forthright and honest about the key reasons they tidy up after themselves.

Many people across the world have praised the Japanese World Cup fans for their humanitarian deeds following the final whistle against Germany on Wednesday.

They have now made it clear why they decided to clean the stands after each game.

“Our heart is clean, so the stands must be clean. This means the team reaches its destiny,” one fan said to Al Jazeera after Japan’s astonishing 2-1 victory against Germany to echo Saudia Arabia’s against Argentina.

Another fan said:

“What we’re taught is that leaving things cleaner than the way you found it is atarimae. And that we should always express gratitude.”

While one fan who carried blue plastic bags to hand out to fellow supporters explained: “We distribute these bags to everyone who sits in the Japan fan seats.

“So when our team succeeds we can paint the area blue. To tidy and clean when we leave is a manifestation of our culture.”

Someone else added: “It’s because we’re taught it by our parents and through education.”

The phrase “saying the obvious,” or “atarimae,” was later cited by a lot of fans.

After the game, Japanese fans were seen cleaning up, which astonished and stunned many spectators, with the fans simply stating; ‘What the world found unique or special about their act was actually nothing unusual for them’.

“When we use the toilet, we clean it ourselves. When we leave a room, we make sure it’s tidy. That’s the custom.

“We can’t leave a place without making it clean. It’s a part of our education, everyday learning.”

Fellow Japanese fan Saysuka added:

“Cleanliness and tidiness is like religion to us in Japan and we treasure it.”

With their unexpected victory over Germany, Japan now has a good chance of making it to the World Cup’s knockout rounds. Prior to playing Spain to finish Group E, Hajime Moriyasu’s team will play Costa Rica.