Picture: Cold summer noodles
"The quantity of food utilized by food banks is around 4,000 tons a year. But, According to Environment Ministry data, a total of 6.43 million tons of food -- or 51 kilograms per citizen -- went to waste in Japan in fiscal 2016, roughly the same level of annual rice consumption in the country."
Source: Gov't to strengthen functioning of food banks in Japan
19/01/2020
Japan Today