Many people love football. In Japan, football is very popular. During the World Cup, many Japanese fans travel to big games. These fans are famous all over the world. After the football matches, they do something very special. They do not leave the stadium quickly. Instead, they stay and clean. They pick up plastic bottles and old food. They put all the trash in bags.
People see this on the news and on the internet. Everyone says the Japanese fans are heroes. They are very clean in public. People in other countries think this is wonderful. They think Japan is a very tidy place. However, there is now a big debate in Japan. Some people are not happy. They ask a difficult question: Do these fans help at home?
In Japan, many men do not do housework. They go to the stadium and clean the mess there. But at home, they sit on the sofa. They say they are tired after work. They do not wash the dishes. They do not do the laundry. Their wives do all the chores alone.
Some people on the internet call these fans hypocrites. A hypocrite is a person who says one thing but does another. These men clean the stadium for the world to see, but they do not clean a single plate in their own kitchen. Experts have studied this problem. They say that Japan needs more balance at home.
It is good to be a hero in a big stadium. It is good to pick up trash. But it is also important to help the family. Real heroes help with the housework too. The debate continues in Japan. People want to see men clean at the stadium and at home. This way, everyone is happy.