Social media users have been left stunned at Japan’s incredible cleaning gadgets after the nation’s football fans were praised for tidying away rubbish at Wembley.
From a vacuum sealer, to mini washers and even food disinfectant machines – there is seemingly no shortage of niche cleaning products adored by Japan’s homeowners.
Gone are the days of simply using a mop and a hoover during your Sunday reset. Now, Japan are at the forefront of a wave of innovative machines have taken over the home in a global movement dubbed ‘smart living’.
Now, a viral video by a Japanese homeowner, posted to TikTok, has revealed some of the nation’s most innovative cleaning contributions that show their commitment to smart living in the home.
Amassing more than 8,000 likes, the clip shows a woman’s daily cleaning rituals, but with a few rather remarkable twists.
It comes after a sea of Japanese fans were captured cleaning up the away section before leaving Wembley Stadium after the nation’s victorious football match against England on March 31.
The national stadium’s official social media account shared footage of fans putting litter into rubbish bags after the full-time whistle had blown, with the caption: ‘Thank you’.
‘Coming to our country, beating us up, and then still cleaning for us? Damn. That’s some sort of respect. Thank you Japan and respect,’ replied one football fan.
‘The Japanese are among the most humble people in the world. Respect,’ said another.
A third impressed user added: ‘It’s called respect, we can learn a lot from them.’
In a viral social media video showcasing Japan’s incredible cleaning rituals – a space-saving laundry machine is seen mounted to the bathroom wall, rather than on the kitchen floor, and contains numerous personalised settings.
The cleaning fanatic also added a sophisticated layer to her laundry ritual by using a miniature home washer for the smaller items.
Even shoes have their own special washing compartment, ensuring there is no need for them to be put into the same load of laundry as your clothes.
Dried with an electric machine that seeks to keep them fresh, these shoes are not bundled into a messy cupboard in the hallway or placed on a traditional shoe rack. Instead, they are kept in a specially heated drawer for maximum comfort.
Advanced incense machines are used to offer a sense of calm to the home, while the woman also uses a specialist toothbrush sanitiser that dispenses toothpaste at the click of a button.
The electric toothbrush heads are also clamped to prevent any bacteria from getting through – a simple, yet easy way to prevent any unwelcome germs.
Yet the unusual home cleaning products do not stop there. Even in the kitchen, the woman is spotted arranging her eggs in a large egg drawers, while a vacuum sealer machine helps to keep her leftover food fresh with ease.
In a bid to avoid any supermarket fruit or veg from being unsanitary, she also places a vegetable washing machine / purifier into a bowl with her products.
And when it comes to keeping the bedroom clean – the innovative home owner uses a mattress cleaning vacuum and, for those who enjoy seeing the results, proudly shows the vast amount of rubbish collected afterwards.
The variety of weird and whacky home machines have sent social media users into overdrive, who quickly took to the video’s comments to praise the homeowner for her innovative cleaning products.
‘I want everything in this video,’ commented one user, while another added: ‘I need that shoe washer’.
‘It would be great if they sold these hygiene products all over the world,’ added one watcher, while another remarked: ‘that washing machine!!!’
The remarkable footage comes amid a rise in so-called ‘smart living’, with impressive home innovations beginning to dominate our everyday.
Indeed, numerous celebrities have embraced this change in home cleaning rituals – with Stacey Solomon and Australian TV personality Hannah Ferrier firm fans of a robot vacuum cleaner, while Kris Jenner favours a £250 ice cream maker.
Yet these weird and wonderful forms of technology appear to be expanding even further, with Japan often posited as being at the forefront of smart living – integrating unique health-monitoring toilets and AI kitchen appliances into the everyday.
In Japan, cleanliness forms a huge part of the culture and is instilled in people from an early age.
Scott North, a professor of sociology at Osaka University, told the BBC in 2018 that tidying is a way of ‘demonstrating pride in the Japanese way of life’.
‘It’s not just part of the football culture but part of Japanese culture,’ he said. ‘You often hear people say that football is a reflection of culture. An important aspect of Japanese society is making sure that everything is absolutely clean and that’s the case in all sporting events and certainly also in football.
‘Cleaning up after football matches is an extension of basic behaviours that are taught in school, where the children clean their school classrooms and hallways,’ he added.
‘With constant reminders throughout childhood, these behaviours become habits for much of the population.’
Futurologist Tom Cheeswright, who has predicted the most exciting breakthroughs set to improve our home lives, previously told The Daily Mail: ‘It’s become fashionable to bemoan a future dominated by AI, robotics and relentless technological change, but really, we have a lot to look forward to.
‘When you take a step back and look at the progress we’ve made so far in the 21st century, from decoding the human genome to renewable energies becoming the fastest-growing power sources, it’s clear that human ingenuity has the power to outpace pessimism.
‘Across every industry, from healthcare and housing to retail and travel, we’re seeing the early signs today of breakthroughs that promise to change our lives for the better.
‘If we back these bold ambitions, harness these innovations, the next 24 years have the potential to be the greatest era of human progress in our long history.’
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