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“It’s not that complicated. Beginning in elementary school, students are socialized to behave this way — in the classroom, in the school yard or on a playing field. ‘Japanese sports fans at world events who clean up the stadium are behaving much the same way they did when they learned how to enjoy sports as school boys and girls.’ There is a phrase in Japanese that explains it. Tatsu tori ato wo nigosazu. The literal translation is: A bird leaves nothing behind.” Why you may see Japanese soccer fans cleaning up the stadium after World Cup games. (When the World Cup comes to the Bay Area, I’ve got to figure out a way to turn Japanese visitors into fans of my daughter’s bedroom.)

+ Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod.