At the Tokyo Olympics, it is known that thousands of untouched bento boxes are thrown away every day, causing a stir.
The Tokyo National Stadium is loaded with food for thousands of people every morning, including packed lunches, rice balls, and bread.
However, most of them end up in the trash without opening the packaging.
It is said that 4,000 lunch boxes were discarded at the opening ceremony on the 23rd.
Originally, the food was said to be for Olympic volunteers, but as the game was held without spectators due to COVID-19, the number of volunteers was greatly reduced, and food was left circulating.
Even after the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee decided to reduce the number of volunteers, it is said that they did not adjust the number of pre-ordered lunch boxes.
When the controversy broke out, the organizing committee admitted the mistake and said, "We will improve the situation as soon as possible."
Criticism of what is happening at the Tokyo Olympics, which emphasizes eco-friendliness, continues, and after this information became known, in Japan, there are proposals to distribute leftover lunch boxes to low-income people or people who have been hit by Corona 19.