wish my "adult" roommates would clean up after themselves too

So this the answer why Japan soooo Clean!

We should *really* do this in the US... but parents would throw a fit; *pissed* that their children were being forced into "slave labor" and that their child was "too good for this janitor work" and if their grades were slipping of course the first thing they'd blame is this silly "cleaning up" program that is clearly taking away from study time... The power that parents have over the school has gotten out of control -_-

Japan was able to accept the industrial revolution earliest in Asia. Because Japan boasted a high literacy rate for several hundred years. It was ahead of the European countries. Children were taught to read, write, and calculate in Japan. 150 years ago, Japanese were able to translate, publish and read Western civilization. Another tradition in Japan is "cleanliness". Cleaning up in front of the house every morning was to not cause discomfort to others. Japanese education has a tradition of "We beautifully cleanse our classroom to make our hearts beautiful".

I love this country so much

I am Japanese, cleaning with classmates at school was a fun time 🤗

Manners in socializing, working together in cleanliness and serving others need to be taught from childhood

We need this in Mexico and USA all over the world. Start teaching good cleaning habits and discipline. It's never to early to start.

Superior civilization.

Everyone should do this! Good job Japan.

an excellent way to get students to understand how their actions affect the community. we should adopt this policy in our schools

I worked in Japan for more than 5 yrs, I must say that, JAPANESE ARE VERY CONSIDERATE TO OTHER PEOPLE.

During my Primary & High School Life we used to clean our own class room too. Greetings From Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇯🇵

Further evidence that Japan is simply a superior society.

Cleaning your environment is no difference from cleaning and clearing your mind.

Approaching work with enthusiasm, coming together to serve the common good, being mindful of the basics, and taking pride in how well they're covered are all refreshing qualities.

That's why entire country was clean. All schools should teach this skills.

Through osouji after school, these kids are learning important life skills and teamwork/working with others, all while having fun

I love this. From a YOUNG age they understand just because something is a public space, it is still their responsibility to look after it. Teaches real PRIDE in their community

That's why I like japan.....

Imagine what would happen again if American schools tried this

This is great! I wish all schools did this. Discipline makes dreams come true.

Something to learn from Japan.. It is a lesson for life

Ok I’m from Tokyo and I can confirm that it’s true in I think every school in Japan. We’re so used to it and I actually thought that it’s the same around the world until I was abroad

My country Thailand, we clean the classroom too, everyday. We take turns cleaning the floor, the backboard and students' table. And we don't wear shoes in the classroom, the classrooms are where students need to respect therefore we wax our floor also. The shiniest and cleanliest class will be rewarded. *So I don't get it why American students do not need to clean the classroom.*

why cant schools in america be like this

aw this is adorable. Such sweethearts

These things make a Japan trustable & great i think...

japan and its people is the best role model for the world.. ( IGDAF TO THEIR PAST..)

seems like a society you'd be extremely grateful to be born into

We did this when I went to school in Russia. Unsurprisingly, many schools and countries do this.

ah what a concept ! teaching them to be clean and responsible. in The US the parents would be suing the school.

That explains why Japan is so clean Anyways a lot of people in the comment section are complaining about why they don't have this in their own country, but they probably are too lazy to clean their rooms. Myself included.

日本で学びたい

Truly this is admirable . This how the Japanese schools and at home taught their children. It's not just about doing their part in housework but more importantly about growing up to be civic minded and not self-centred. This kind of education is even more important than getting good grades as it holds the country together when in crisis. During the last tsunami disaster which badly damaged the Fukushima nuclear plants, the Japanese people all obediently quietly queued up for food handout. You cannot see anyone shouting, fighting or even cry baby complaining. In contrast, during the Katrina hurricane disaster in US , there was widespread looting of supermarket and damaging of shops and fighting. That's why I never believed in this westernized idea "time have change". It's all about upbringing and instilling displines when young. Once adult, the one giving the displine will be very harsh and fatal....a stranger if meet the wrong person at work or outside. It can be a small misunderstanding turned into fatality. Newspapers also have reported these kind.

I like this education system, hope whole world adapts to it for betterment of children and young generations

I wish I had attended a Japanese school as a kid.

I am Japanese. An American female scholar came to Japan in the 1980s and She said, "This is child abuse."

Here in Philippines we do this also in our schools, but sadly people here tends to forget when they grow up.

I wish this education system is being followed worldwide.

as a Japanese food(health), cleaness and respectful are the most important things.

This is a good thing to teach to children in any country.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

In PH, the cleaning of rooms are also done by the students. I honestly thought this was normal in schools around the world, Never thought this would be strange or new for some people :)

description is not right. not "In some parts of Japan," but in any parts of Japan. I don't know an exception.

Wonderful practiceMust be adopted everywhere as childhood is the time when you lay the foundation for adulthood

Lol I remember my school did this in the Philippines. When I was grade 4 , the classroom had polished cement floors so the group for the day (the ones assigned to stay and clean for 15 minutes) would get dried coconut husks and use them to try and glide against the floor. Sometimes we would tape our sheos to the coconut so that when we were gliding, we wouldn't fall off the coconut lmao

Love this civilization.Few countries may be like this.

Japan 1 - Rest of the world 0

Cleaning is not just a cleaning.Many people can do it .. This activity is highly recommended for many schools all over the world.When having this activity in the class room indirectly we can nurture the attitude of cooperating, respectful and even obedience to the instructions ... we must train kids since they are at the young age

Here in the US this would be called child labor.

Love japan from singapore❤

After reading the comments from this video, I learned various things from other countries especially United States. Since I live in Asia, it is common to clean up your class after school and have everyone participate. We do have janitors but they mostly do the heavy work during cleaning time. I’m a bit surprised that American students don’t clean up their classes after school but I think it was because they don’t stay in one same class? (Please correct me if I’m wrong though. I’m unsure about this fact). In my country we also have some days dedicated to cleaning out the entire school. We clean the field, the garden, the cafeteria, etc. Especially when we have to prepare for cultural festivals or school anniversary. I wonder if there are similar cleaning events in American schools as well. I’m very curious.

I seem to be generally tidy in the homes of Western countries. For Japanese people, cleaning at school is not a compulsory labor but a part of education. They learn tidying up and cleaning at school.

I think most people who watch anime or read manga knew about this. Still, it really should be adopted by every country. I'm a lazy adult who only cleans when things get out of hand, and I mostly put it down to having things done for my in my early years. I never had to do chores until my teens, and by then my hormones were kicking in and I went though a rebellious phase, leaving me without the habits and life skills that these kids will gain. And no, I'm not blaming someone else for my laziness. I have the power to change it now, but old habits die hard. It's more about knowing how and when my habits formed.

This is why japan is so clean and the people are discipline

Seeing the comments here. I thought this was a normal thing lol. A lot of Asian countries do this. It's part of the school curriculum. We used to clean our own desk, room. from picking up trash, throwing it to the garbage center of the school while segregating it from Recyclables, Bio and Non Bio. to trimming the grass fields. We do this from preschool to High school.

They should do this everywhere..yessss

This is actually a really good lesson. Some schools were like this in America

all i know is if they did this in america kids would be less likely to pee on the seats.

I grew up in Taiwan, we have cleaning time everyday and students clean up schools just like Japanese.

EXTRAORDINÁRIO EU ADMIRO A DISCIPLINA É TUDO NA BOA EDUCAÇÃO DAS CRIANÇAS E SUA ALEGRIA

Amazinggg excellent this should definitely be taught in school

I wish it could happen in indian schools but unfortunately indian schools don't teach us life lessons because here only marks and exam's percentage matters . I'm studying hard to go to Japan ,research about how they teach their children and then i will come back to India to open a practical school inspired from these schools . I don't want our future generations to face the difficulties that we are facing today in indian schools.

well done japan....

Japan - superior society

Do this in the USA parents would be filling out lawsuits. Japan is just beyond this universe.

OMG! there's a roundeye at :38 seconds.

Not only japan.. But mostly Asia... Cuz we have sweepers schedule.. Every day.. Morning-night

We used to have this in my school too where we were supposed to clean the class in team in rotation manner. We were actually having fun with until a mother of student complained about it being child labor or something lol seriously some people spoil their kids too much and this is way they lack basic knowledge required to survive on their own

this is great and more countries should do that

I'm not from Japan, but in my country kids also clean their classrooms. And teachers prepare schedule for each groups to clean everyday.

They start so young!!! We need this in America ❤🎉

Their so cute!

This is great stuff ! 🤙🏼

Go Japan!

All childrens are so cute like doll

I wonder how much money they saved by not having to pay a janitor.

Actually where I live there used to be a school which made children clean by themselves.like its ur choice.but still some people complained about this to parents and parents then complained to principal.

In Puerto Rico teachers do this but not always, we used to clean and paint the school, maybe not the toilets, but all the other yes and it was fun, they teach kids to arrange tables and serve food too

Such a small sized lunch portions, even for children... But the whole idea is absolutely wonderful!

real life education...love u kids

Same to my country so much fun .

Here in Phil. public school we do the same thing.

even some part of southeast asia have this..like philippines. starts from gradeschool to highschool.

Kids have a lot more potential in every area. Teaching and nurturing them the right way is important. I'm working hard on my channel to help toddlers and kids learn a life skill or two.

Clean and calm makes a person a good Servent 🤗 🙏

japan is a country of huge contrast...from very huge sumo to tiny bonsai ...from infant 2 adult they r taught 2 responsible of a clean enviorment 2 space....b polite n caring

I appreciate it.

Thanks!

We do this at our adult day support program. I vacuumed the game room rug today

That's true !!

Happy cleaning kids!

it's anime in real life. Best thing about all this is at least the kids are learning something they can apply to their adult life.

We also do this in Philippines!

Amazing

my U.S school does this too!!

They also have classes where the kids assemble telephones and laptops and make shirts and pants.

私は日本人である事に誇りを持って生きてます。

In Japan, during the period of compulsory public elementary school education (ages 6-12), children attend school and go to school under the guidance of the Board of Education of each local prefectural government, which determines the system of attending elementary schools under its jurisdiction independently for each region. In many cases, elementary school students in the neighborhood where they live form a group as ”a children's association”, and each year, a leader student is chosen and the children gather in groups under the leader to go to school alone. This is called the "group school attendance" system. In public schools, children from all neighborhoods, regardless of parental wealth, gather together and go to school alone. Each children's association has its own fixed route to school. Therefore, there is no need for parents to drive their children to and from school. The PTA organization, consisting mainly of parents from the community, takes turns assisting the children to school at designated areas, such as busy and dangerous intersections, with volunteers including mothers of children in the children's association and retired elderly people from the community. (They carry yellow flags for traffic safety and assist with traffic signals, etc.) There are two advantages to this system: One is that the children's parents can commute to their own jobs in the morning, saving time from having to attend to the children's transportation to and from school every day. The second benefit is that children do not have to depend on their parents to go to school, and instead, they are able to foster a sense of independence and self-reliance by going to school together. This is a great opportunity for children to experience and learn about social activities. This is possible because all parents and adults share the awareness that "all children are the treasure of society" and that "helping children grow is an important factor in improving society in the future. It can be done because all adults (not just their own children) share the awareness that "helping all children in the community in which they reside grow up is an important factor for the betterment of their own country and society," and because they believe it is important to "support and help each other to grow up, not just their own children, but all children in all communities." They also believe that by allowing children to go to school alone, this activity will help them to lose their habit of relying on adults, to look after their environment and protect themselves by themselves, and to grow in the spirit of self-responsibility and self-reliance. Taking turns in preparing, serving, and cleaning up lunch for the school lunch duty, and having the children clean up their own classrooms before going home are also part of the social learning experience that helps them learn the significance of voluntarily keeping the environment clean through their own experiences. All of this is part of the idea that in order for each child to grow into an independent adult, school is not only about learning, but also about learning about society through their own experiences during their daily school life. They learn the necessity of these basic daily behaviors through real-life experiences and develop habits in their children. While it is very difficult to change one's behavior as an adult, it is easy to acquire them as a child, and once acquired, life thereafter becomes easier and smoother. These Japanese-style education teaches children wisdom and basic behavioral habits at school that will help them survive in social life when they become adults. Of course, the reason why this concept has been taught in Japan since ancient times as a form of discipline education for children, and has continued to the present day, is because it is a necessity that everyone living in Japan must learn in order to survive in the unique natural environment of Japan, a warm and humid island nation surrounded by the sea, which is geopolitically very different from life on the continent.