zhōng guó中国wǎng luò网络rè yì热议：rì běn日本qiú mí球迷shì jiè bēi世界杯hòu后jiǎn捡lā jī垃圾
The 2026 World Cup is now underway.
Although the Chinese team is not taking part, many Chinese viewers are still paying close attention to the World Cup.
As a result, there are many World Cup-related news stories on Chinese social media every day.
Recently, “Japanese fans picking up trash after the match” has become a hot topic.
In past major tournaments, Japanese fans stayed behind after games to clean up the stands, and this was often praised as a sign of high quality and a love of cleanliness.
However, recently some Chinese media outlets and internet users have expressed different views on this issue.
Some reports argue that this behavior is more like a “performance” in front of the cameras.
Some netizens asked: if there are also littering problems in Japanese cities like Tokyo and Osaka, why make a special effort to clean up trash at stadiums overseas?
In addition, Chinese media have linked this topic to Japan’s current economic situation.
Reports point out that Japan is currently facing economic challenges such as a weaker yen and losses at some automobile companies.
Some articles comment that Japanese society places too much emphasis on “surface-level effort,” which actually hides the country’s real economic and industrial difficulties.
For a simple act of “picking up trash,” the angle of Chinese media coverage has changed somewhat.
During the World Cup, Chinese netizens not only follow the football matches, but also enthusiastically discuss social phenomena and economic development in other countries through news outside the stadium.