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

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

People have long thought that these kinds of things happen only in Japan but that's not true at all; it's happening right now in the U.S.

人们一直认为,这种事情只会在日本发生,但这种想法一点儿也不对；,它现在正发生在美国。

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He has only said that Japan will not be pressured into a decision.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

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

VOA: standard.2009.09.09