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	Ambassador Mikio Numata oversaw the donation of 2 billion yen (21 million dollars) to the WFP office in Naypyitaw.</div>
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	Last year, Japan donated 10 million dollars to the UN agency.</div>
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	WFP Myanmar Director Carlos Veloso said Japan&#39;s donation will allow the WFP to purchase food for 250,000 people for six months, with the priority given to operations in conflict areas such as the Rakhine and Kachin states.//DPA</div>

Japan doubles aid to United Nations food program in Myanmar

Yangon - Japan on Friday doubled its donation to food assistance in Myanmar via the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), the UN agency said.