Manila, Jan. 19 -- Locals and other spectators will be on the lookout as to how the Japanese manage their wastes, as 400 tourists on board the crew ship M/V Pacific Venus of Japan will arrive in this city in time for the highlights of the 2019 Dinagyang Festival on January 26.

Neil Ravena of the city government's General Services Office, who is in charge of the festival's sanitation, said Friday the Japanese have shown the world how disciplined they were during the FIFA World Cup held in Russia.

Japanese fans, despite the defeat of their national football team, stayed behind to tidy the stadium.

"They will be staying at the grandstand, so we will see and compare with other stages what would be the outcome," Ravena said during a press con...