食品ロス
Shokuhin rosu.
food loss; edible food discarded
食品ロス means food that could still be eaten but is thrown away. Japan marks Food Loss Reduction Day on October 30.
Why today: October 30 is the official annual date of Food Loss Reduction Day in Japan.
Language note: 食品 (しょくひん / shokuhin) is food products; ロス (rosu) is the loanword loss. Japanese policy uses 食品ロス for food that could still be eaten but is thrown away.
Waste prevention begins with an ordinary decision about quantity.
Practice:
食べきれる分だけ、買おう。
Tabekireru bun dake, kaō.
Buy only as much as we can finish.
Sources:
Consumer Affairs Agency — Food Loss Reduction Month and Day: https://www.no-foodloss.caa.go.jp/nofoodloss-month.html
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