Photo: Tokyo, Japan - November 23, 2015: Two chefs preparing lunch for customers in a restaurant at Tsukiji market in Tokyo / Ye Choh Wah / Shutterstock.com
Unlike other non-Muslim majority countries such as Australia, Brazil and the United States, which have large halal sectors due to their export of meat to OIC countries, Japan has yet to make its mark in the halal food markets. But this is all changing with increasing numbers of inbound Muslim tourists and the Japanese government pushing for investment in halal for domestic and export purposes.
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Paul Cochrane, Senior Associate, DinarStandard