Japan

More University cafeterias in Japan are providing halal cuisine to be able to cater for the needs of Muslim students. Halal is an Arabic word meaning “permissible” mostly associated with foods. Halal food preparation needs to satisfy Islamic guidelines. Meat ...

The city of Chiba is aiming to become the Muslim-culture center in Japan, seeking to draw in a growing number of Southeast Asian tourists to visit and stay in the city. The move guided by the municipal government has been ...

Japan Halal Summit will be held from 4-6 August, 2014. A large gathering of Japanese Food producers and importers and experts from neighbouring countries (Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Brunei, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippine) as well as delegates from Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, ...

On several of its overseas routes, ANA Holdings Inc is beginning to offer an unconventional type of snack – rice crackers that happen to be accredited halal, an Arabic term meaning “permissible”. These kinds of rice crackers can become a ...

The Japan News YAMAGATA—Marujyu Soysauce & Seasoning Corp., a well-established soy sauce manufacturer in Yamagata, became the first in the prefecture to obtain halal certification in order to focus more on exporting its products to the Muslim world. The certification ...