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.

Japanese fans and players get attention at every World Cup because they clean up after themselves after the matches.

The COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics opened a year ago on July 23, 2021.

How are we to judge the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics when they wrap up in two weeks.