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After Japan's World Cup victory over Tunisia in Monterey, Mexico Saturday night, fans not only celebrated the win, but also stayed behind to pick up trash from the stands. Let's take a look. This habit, known in Japan as gomi hiroi, or litter collection, comes from a strong cultural emphasis on cleaning up after yourself and respecting shared spaces. And many fans say it has become completely natural for them. From an early age, Japanese people are taught to clean their own classrooms at school and to leave places cleaner than before. That's why I feel very proud to see this spirit being displayed in a stadium that is attracting the attention of people worldwide. It is considered as a common courtesy in our culture to clean up everything we've used so that the next person can use it comfortably. Images of fans cleaning the stadiums have gone viral. Before one game, at the request of Japanese FIFA fans, local authorities, even distributing 20,000 trash bags, as many around the world expressed admiration. I think it's excellent that they're cleaning the stadiums. I believe it sets a great example for everyone, and what a privilege to have them here, to be their hosts. Japanese fans say it's really just common sense for them. This is kind of like culture and traditional things, I think, and this is also like Japanese identity, kind of. We are very proud of this tradition and also culture.