KUANTAN: Malaysian providers of halal products and services can now penetrate the Japanese market through a memorandum of cooperation signed with the East Asian giant. Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said this was an initiative made to promote cooperation and expertise in the halal industry between the two countries. “Since our halal certificate is acknowledged globally, our halal aspects (products and services) would be easily accepted by Muslim visitors to Japan during the three-week games. The field of cooperation is done with the Japanese External Trade Organisation (Jetro), which includes halal expertise, trade and investment promotion, development of halal certification and halal tourism in Japan, among others. Ahmad said, Malaysia’s total global exports of halal products and services reached RM42.17 billion last year, with Japan accounting for RM2.66 billion.

Source: New Strait Times August 29, 2017 08:48 UTC