If there is something that one can truly learn from Japan as a country besides the absolute uprightness in terms of upholding civilian values and exemplifying how cleanliness (and a basic sense of hygiene)
can further up the tourist graph of the very country itself, then its regard and good conduct. Yes, you read that right.
While social media feeds and YouTube videos as also shorts are replete with fine examples of how the Japanese bow down in respect to one other and people from all walks of life, not just foreign tourists, there’s this genuine sense of warmth and affection that they hold about the others. It’s precisely something which has gone on to define the Japanese way of life. The way they interact with those that live among them and those who come visiting their epic nation from far off corners in the world. Not accepting tips and actually, literally bowing down to offer regard are just some of the ecstatic examples of this fine conduct.
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This regard, in fact, was the very thing that was offered to the Indian team when the two sides played for the first time ever recently to mark the 75 years of completion of diplomatic ties between the two nations.
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And now, there appears to have been another fine example that the Japanese fans were seen in terms of how they interacted with members of the Indian team who are in the country at the moment to further contest in the ongoing Asian Games.
A heard of Japanese fans cordially let and interacted with the Indian team members when the Shreyas Iyer led team arrived at the venue for its most recent contest in the series.
As a matter of fact, the Monday, i.e., September 28 bound match to be held at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin was abandoned without a ball being bowled. That was due to inclement weather. And was the 8th T20 contest of the series.
This was the occasion when a lot was on the line between two extremely competitive T20 sides from Asia.
But the rain affected match, however, has allowed India to proceed further as the higher seeded team in the ongoing tournament.
What’s beautiful and notable, at the same time, is while India are expected to play their best as per normal having not even lost a game, the Japanese fans’s behaviour and conduct is already at its best.
