JTB, Singapore firm ink deal to promote halal certification in Japan
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 ...
Malaysia to expand halal exports to Japan ahead of 2020 Tokyo Games
Malaysia is seeking to expand halal product exports to Japan ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, encouraging local businesses to capture growing demand for food and daily necessities permissible under Islamic law in line with the rising number of Muslim tourists traveling to ...
University of Tokyo offers halal chocolates ahead of Valentine's Day
The University of Tokyo is selling halal chocolates online for Valentine's Day to raise public awareness of foods that are prepared according to Muslim standards. Hanan Chocolates have been produced by a Tokyo maker using soy emulsifier and no animal-origin ingredients. The products — milk ...
Japanese processed seafood firm Edoya Co. will produce halal salmon skin chips in Malaysia in collaboration with a local food producer, looking to cater to Muslims in Japan and Southeast Asia. Edoya, based in Obihiro, Hokkaido, said Jabi Rice Sdn. Bhd. has agreed to make ...
This week's featured article KYODO As the influx of foreign visitors to Japan includes Muslims, there has been discussion about how Japan can best accommodate their religious dietary restrictions and other needs. ...
Japan's halal industry gathers pace but experts say there's more to do
As the influx of foreign visitors to Japan includes Muslims, there has been discussion about how Japan can best accommodate their religious dietary restrictions and other needs. According to data released by the Japan National Tourism Organization, the number of visitors from Indonesia, the country ...
Method for making halal soy sauce developed with help of Muslim students in Oita
A seasoning maker and a university in Oita Prefecture have enlisted Muslim students to help in the development of a new halal soy sauce, aiming to export the product to Southeast Asia beginning this year. The soy sauce being developed by Fundokin Shoyu Co. and ...
Shop near Kansai airport offering halal 'bento' for Muslim tourists
A shop near Kansai International Airport is offering halal-certified bento (boxed meals) in a bid to serve the growing numbers of Muslim tourists. Mabruk — which means "blessing" in Arabic — is located near the entrance of Rinku Town Station in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, just ...
Learning to embrace the halal industry
With an increasing number of Muslims residing in and visiting Japan, local governments and businesses in the private sector are eyeing ways to target the potentially lucrative market
Aichi service area to offer halal foods for Muslim travelers
The Okazaki service area on the Shin Tomei Expressway will start selling halal bento (boxed meals) when it opens in February to accommodate the needs of a growing number of Muslim tourists. Using produce grown by local farmers, the meals will be prepared in accordance ...
Beppu campus cafeteria becomes nation's biggest halal-certified eatery
A campus cafeteria at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University has received halal certification, becoming the largest halal-certified food facility in the country, according to Nippon Asia Halal Association, the nonprofit organization that grants the certification. Every day, about 3,000 people, including students from Muslim countries, eat ...
Halal 'good business,' says head of Japan advisory group
Learning more about Islamic customs is just good business for Tomohiro Sakuma. "It would be ridiculous to miss out on a chance to do business" with Muslim countries because of a lack of familiarity with Islam, the 50-year-old head of the Halal Japan Business Association ...
