Japanese Women React as Men Praised for Cleaning Stadiums: "Try Doing It at Home"

Japanese Soccer Fans Praised for Cleaning Stadium Stands Abroad
Japanese Women Say, "Housework Hours Remain Extremely Low"

As Japanese soccer fans cleaning up the stands at the 2026 North and Central America World Cup became a hot topic, Japanese women expressed their opposition.

As Japanese soccer fans cleaning up the stadium have become a hot topic, Japanese women have expressed opposition, saying that household chores should be shared. X @atsukotamada Screenshot.

According to X (formerly Twitter) on the 21st, FIFA praised Japanese fans for their "impeccable manners" by sharing photos of them tidying up the stands after a match on its official X account on the 14th.

The photo showed Japanese men cleaning up after the first group stage match between Japan and the Netherlands at the North and Central America World Cup on the 15th, putting trash into large garbage bags they had brought themselves. Japan has previously drawn attention at various international sporting events for cleaning up after themselves once the match is over.

However, one X user replied to the post, pointing out, "While Japanese men are praised for picking up trash at stadiums, their time spent on household chores is extremely low by global standards," and added, "I wish they would start by sharing this kind of work at home."

The illustration attached to the user's post featured the phrase "Please do it at home," depicting a man picking up trash at a soccer stadium, and at home, a woman doing the dishes while a man sits idly on the sofa looking at his phone.

This post quickly garnered 1.9 million views and over 60,000 likes, receiving widespread support. Japanese women pointed out the double standard of Japanese men who take the initiative in public but leave household chores to women at home.

In fact, according to data published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2021, Japanese men spend only 41 minutes per day on household chores, while women spend over three hours.

Global netizens who saw the post commented in agreement, saying, "Among those picking up trash, there must be someone who left the childcare to his wife to go to the World Cup," and "Everyone wants to save the world, but no one wants to help their mom with the dishes." On the other hand, some argued, "Still, cleaning up the stadium is a good thing," and "This is an excessive generalization. Not all Japanese men are like this."

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