FIFA World Cup and Hot Topic 2026

Otsukaresama deshita 6th Batch 竹田遥 (Haruka Takeda; sports science and medicine major): Interview and Views on the ‘hot news’ of Japanese fans trying to fill the stadiums post-match with a leading Indian National Newspaper.

“The Indian Express” [‘The brain is wired to do cleaning’: Why Japanese fans tidy up stadiums]. Prof. Rakwal and the graduate student Haruka explained the culture and concept behind all this (why Japanese people clean public spaces?).
Haruka-san further explained the philosophy behind it beautifully.