A major Japanese travel agency has signed a deal with a Singapore halal certification firm to promote and facilitate more food and beverage outlets in Japan to adopt Islamic standards of food preparation to cater to a boom in Muslim tourists.
JTB Pte. Ltd., signed the agreement Friday with Warees Halal Ltd., a Singapore government-linked company that is part of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore and is authorized by the agency to provide halal certification services outside Singapore.
With Japan hosting the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year, there has been growing interest in halal food to cater to the special dietary requirements of Muslim athletes and visitors.