Still-edible food discarded in Japan in fiscal 2022 totaled an estimated 4.72 million tons, causing 4 trillion yen ($25 billion) in economic losses, the government said Friday, calling for more efforts to curb such waste even though the figure hit a record-low. The government aims to halve food wasted by households and businesses from the fiscal 2000 level by fiscal 2030, and the latest data showed that food-related businesses, including convenience stores and restaurants, had already achieved the goal by reducing waste to 2.36 million tons from 5.47 million tons in fiscal 2000. Food wasted by…