The Japanese fans are at it again!!

Soon after the first exciting match between Ecuador and host Qatar on Sunday, Japanese fans, dressed in Japan’s national colours stayed behind to pick up trash, including food wrappers and bottles left behind, to bag them for disposal. They even picked up crumpled Qatar and Ecuador flags off the ground and held them respectfully after the opening match between the two sides.

Footage of the Japanese cleaning the stadium after the match was shot by influencer Omar Al-Farooq from Bahrain. The video of their act quickly went viral on social media and amassed thousands of comments from users.

The Japanese have since won widespread praise for their civic-minded ways.

When Al-Farooq asked a Japanese what caused them to clean up, the response was: “We are Japanese, and we do not leave rubbish behind us, and we respect the place.”

The Japanese did the same during the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Despite a 3-2 shootout loss to Belgium, Japan football team supporters were seen picking up rubbish and cleaning the seats of Rostov Arena. The Japanese team even cleaned up the locker room in Russia and left a thank you note during the 2018 world cup.

FIFA World Cup: Japanese fans cleaning the stadium in Qatar.