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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Lawson begins trial providing unsold food to children's cafeteria

A woman shows bags of frozen fried chicken that were supplied to a kodomo shokudo special children's cafeteria in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Lawson Inc. has started an experiment to provide unsold fried food at one of its Tokyo shops to a special cafeteria that offers free or inexpensive meals to children.

The first of its kind in the country, the experiment is aimed at reducing food loss and waste as well as assisting with childcare. The convenience store operator hopes to make it a starting point to expand food support for children across the country.

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