Scenes of Japanese soccer fans sweeping stadiums and picking up trash after FIFA World Cup matches is a tradition that continues every four years.

If there's one country guaranteed to clean up at the World Cup, it's Japan.

TOKYO (AP) — If there’s one country guaranteed to clean up at the World Cup, it’s Japan. Literally. Scenes of Japanese soccer fans sweeping stadiums and picking up trash after a match first drew public attention in France in 1998 — Japan’s first appearance in the World Cup. The tradition has continued every four years. […]