"Japan every year throws away about 20 million tons of food, worldwide food aid is only about 8.5 million tons.

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I think it's important for us to see that we need food, people in Japan need food, people in China need food.

我们需要食物，日本人需要食物，中国人需要食物，我觉得认识到这一点很重要。

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So over two and a half times the food that is delivered in the form of aid, is actually thrown away here in Japan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

But at the same time, there is virtually no infrastructure in place within Japan to get those tons of food out to individuals out there who need it,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Second Harvest is Japan's first and only food bank.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09