FIFA World Cup 2022: Japanese fans clean up stadium after match, Anand Mahindra shares inspiring video

Remember being chided for leaving your room or perhaps desk littered? Maybe, this sweet video of football fans from the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar is likely to motivate you towards healthier living and most importantly touch you with its universal message.

Indian industrialist Anand Mahindra, who is known for sharing his unique perspective on current affairs, took to his Twitter account to share a thought-provoking video from the ongoing football world cup. The short clip shared by the Mahindra Group chairman shows the values imbibed by the Japanese which can inspire the world.

Mahindra said that they weren’t doing it for the cameras, and that he was glad that their unconditional act was caught on camera. The 67-year-old said that their values were worth displaying to the world.


“They said they weren’t doing it for the cameras, but I’m glad the cameras still spotted them. The values they’re displaying are worthy of a global audience. #WorldcupQatar2022," Mahindra wrote in his Tweet.
The video shows Japanese football fans cleaning the stadium after a match. Interestingly, it was not even their team’s match. The Japanese men and women were seen cleaning after the audiences left. When asked if they were doing so for the cameras, their response simply won the hearts of the netizens.

“We never leave. Japanese never leave rubbish behind us. We respect the place,” said a Japanese woman.

Cleanliness Is Godliness
According to Shinto, the native Japanese belief system, cleanliness is godliness. The concept of kegare (impurity or dirt) in Shintoism is the opposite of purity. According to the faith, death, disease and even anything remotely unpleasant are seen as examples of kegare. The Japanese are known for conducting frequent purification rituals to ward off kegare.

The people of Japan believe that even an individual afflicted by kegare can affect the entire society. And, this is something that motivates people to practice cleanliness. They largely believe that frequent purification will prevent calamities. Japanese strongly believe in picking up their own trash.