Japan Station: Deep Dives into Japanese Culture, Language & Society

On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about the origins of the famous custom of Japanese World Cup soccer/football fans cleaning stadiums after a match is over. Where did this custom originate? Who started it? Why do they use blue garbage bags? We talk about all that and more!

• The history of the Japanese soccer/football fan cleaning up trash custom
• Why Korean soccer fans may be the origin of the Japanese soccer fan stadium clean up custom
• How Tanabe Seiyaku fans clean up trash after their team lost the Emperor's Cup on January 1st, 1981
• Japan's loss to Korea during the 1985 qualifiers for the 1986 Mexico World Cup
• About Yoshizawa Koichi
• How Korean soccer fans picked up their own trash after defeating Japan in 1985
• Why Japanese soccer fans use blue garbage bags to cheer at soccer games
• And much more!

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Here are the sources I used for this episode:

• This is the article that shares the Yoshizawa Koichi story (about Korean soccer fans picking up trash): https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV6L3G9CV6LUQIP05YM.html
• https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/0a9c3eeb476794e87fd854e91e730a16b9dc01a2?page=4
• https://news.yahoo.co.jp/expert/articles/7a641bc611b1a765b8a8646f288ec347ada073a5

Here is the Japan Station episode that digs into the origins of why Japan has so few trash cans in public:

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• JapanKyo Post: https://japankyo.com/2025/06/the-real-reason-japan-doesnt-have-public-trash-cans-theyre-lying-to-you-japan-station-163/

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On this episode of Japan Station, we're joined by the first confirmed American to climb Japan's "100 famous mountains" (hyakumēzan, 百名山): Wes Lang. We also talk about his experiences climbing Japan's tallest mountains and more.

• About climbing Japan's hundred famous mountains (hyakumēzan, 百名山)
• Animal encounters while climbing mountains in Japan
• Memorable experiences while hiking in Japan
• About getting lost during a winter hike in Shiga Prefecture
• What to do if you get lost while hiking
• About climbing the tallest mountain in each of Japan's 47 prefectures
• Advice for hiking in Japan
• About Wes Lang's work as a travel consultant
• And much more!

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• Hiking and Trekking in the Japan Alps and Mount Fuji: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/hiking-and-trekking-in-the-japan-alps-and-mount-fuji

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This is a rebroadcast of Ichimon Japan episode 47 (originally released 07/07/21).

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What was good and bad about your JET experience?

• What the JET Programme is
• The various positions available to JET applicants
• Some troubles experienced while on the JET Programme
• Rural placements
• Japan's shrinking population
• On getting placed in Yamagata Prefecture
• On the lack of privacy that comes with living in a rural place in Japan
• Positive experiences while on JET
• Unique tangential experiences
• How seeing example of bad teaching can be helpful
• On making friends while on JET
• On dealing with cold weather
• And much more!

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Here's a few English language articles that I came across while preparing for this episode.

• As Japan's JET Programme hits its 30s, the jury's still out
• WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU'RE PLACED IN A BAD SCHOOL: OVERCOMING HARDSHIPS AND BECOMING THE ALT YOU WANT TO BE
• JET-setting into the Deep Countryside of Japan: My Experience

Here is a link to the page containing the details about the Japanese survey mentioned in this episode.

• ALTがいる授業、子どもたちには人気？ 親は……!?

Use the link below to check out the latest episode of the Japan Station podcast.

• What Is Pana-Wave Laboratory? (Dr. Salvador Jimenez Murguia) | Japan Station 69

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Most episodes feature at least one or two interesting Japanese words or phrases. Here's some of the ones that came up on this episode. All information is from Jim Breen's WWWJDIC.

• Gaikokugoshidōjoshu
  • 外国語指導助手 【がいこくごしどうじょしゅ】 (n) assistant language teacher; ALT; foreign national serving as an assistant teacher of English in a Japanese classroom

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On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about food you have to eat the next time you visit Fukushima.

• About the Grand Van Gogh Exhibit
• About the Pokemon Astronomical Observatory
• About Koriyama Black Ramen
• What a "cream box" is
• What is Fukushima Buruburu
• The history of Fukushima Buruburu
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On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about Fukushima Prefecture! We're focusing on the geography, cultural quirks, language and food.

• About the geography of Fukushima Prefecture
• Where Fukushima is located
• About the three regions of Fukushima: Aizu, Nakadōri, Hamadōri
• About the stereotypes of the people of the three regions of Fukushima
• What is Mamadōru
• About the Fukushima dialect
• The culture of eating ramen for breakfast (asarā)
• About Kitakata ramen
• About Shirakawa ramen
• And much more!

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On this episode of Japan Station, filmmaker Cuauhtemoc Velazquez joins us to talk about Apparition, his new short film about a Tokyo izakaya that gets visited by the Virgin Mary.

• What Apparition is about
• What inspired Cuauhtemoc Velazquez to make Apparition
• Japan's loose but respectful relationship with religion
• About making a short film in Japan
• About renting a film set in Japan
• Whether Japan is a good place to shoot a film
• Whether filmmaking is affordable in Japan
• About finding a statue of the Virgin Mary in Japan and carrying it onto a Japanese subway
• Plans for a release of Apparition
• And much more!

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On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about how there's been an increase in the number of tourists from overseas who are dumping their suitcases in the Ikebukuro area of Tokyo. We also talk about what you can do if you need to dispose of your suitcase when visiting Japan.

• Foreign tourists are dumping their suitcases illegally in the Ikebukuro area of Tokyo
• Japan's complicated trash system
• How Toshima Ward's oversized trash collection system wdoes not serve foreign tourists
• What you should do if you need to throw away your suitcase while in Japan
• Options for suitcase disposal in Japan
• How you can get hotels and/or stores to dispose suitcases for you
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Here is the news report this episode was based on.

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This is a rebroadcast of Ichimon Japan episode 04 which originally was released on 2/12/2020.

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What's it like being a fake priest in Japan?

• What a nisebokushi is
• The different terminology for priests in Japanese (shinpu vs bokushi)
• The phenomenon of having foreigners dress as priests to officiate weddings in Japan
• How most "fake priests" in Japan tend to be white men
• The experiences of someone who worked as a fake priest in Japan
• How much money one might expect to get paid when working as a fake priest
• The job duties of a fake priest
• What is rewarding about working as a fake priest
• How it is common to see broccoli thrown instead of a bouquet of flowers at some weddings in Japan
• The craziest thing one fake priest ever saw happen while on the job
• A story involving someone's head catching on fire during a wedding
• Whether Japanese people also throw rice at weddings
• Whether Japanese rpiests might be resentful of foreign "fake priests" for monopolizing the wedding chapel side of the wedding market
• And more!

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To read Daniel Legare's article in the December-January 2020 issue of Wasabi magazine, use the link below.

• That Time I Became a Fake Priest

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A few different Japanese-language terms got brought up in this episode, so here is list along with their possible translations.

• Nisebokushi (ニセ牧師): literally translates to "fake priest"
• Bokushi (牧師): pastor; minister; a Protestant priest
• Shimpu (神父): Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father

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On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about Hanamaki and Tōno, two cities in Iwate prefecture known for being great places to visit if you're a fan of the supernatural and fantastic.

• How to get to Hanamaki City from Tokyo Station
• How long the bullet train to Iwate from Tokyo takes
• About traveling by train from Hanamaki to Tōno About Tōno City and its spooky/supernatural vibe
• About Tōno Monogatari (The Tale of Tōno)
• What to expect at the Tōno Folktale Museum
• What Goemon ramen is
• About Hanamaki City
• The Marukan Daishokudō (Marukan Grand Cafeteria)
• The famous Marukan soft serve ice cream
• An overview of the Miyazawa Kenji Dōwa Mura park (Miyazawa Kenji Fairy Tale Village)
• About yakiniku in Hanakami
• Why you NEED to try Iwate beef
• Whether reimen in Iwate is worth trying
• What makes reimen in Iwate different
• And much more!

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On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking about Iwate Prefecture! We're focusing on the geography, general stats, language and food.

• Where Iwate Prefecture is
• About Iwate Prefecture's large size and sparse population
• About the weather of Iwate Prefecture
• About the dialects of Iwate Prefecture
• About Fukuda Pan/Fukuda Bread, it's history and its many varieties
• About wanko soba
• About the supposed origins of wanko soba
• About Morioka's three famous noodles
• About jajamen
• About the other meaning of soba
• About Morioka reimen
• How reimen in Iwate is different
• The popularity of reimen
• About the origins of reimen in Iwate Prefecture
• And much more!

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