Complex sentence: According to the Japan Times website (1/3/09), Japan's agricultural ministry estimated that in 2007,23 million tonnes of food was wasted, costing 2 trillion yen, an amount greater than the gross aid to the developing countries from developed countries.
Split into simpler sentences: According to the Japan Times website (1/3/09), Japan's agricultural ministry estimated that in 2007,23 million tonnes of food was wasted, costing 2 trillion yen. That amount is more than the gross aid to the developing countries from developed countries.