If you enjoy barbecue, you've probably heard of The Social Outcast—a name that’s also made big waves in the halal food scene.

Despite Japan’s popularity as a travel destination, the lack of halal food remains a major hurdle for many Muslim visitors. But the Japanese-developed app Halal Navi is helping travelers ...

We meet Saleem from Pakistan who helps food stores and restaurants obtain halal certification in Yashio, Saitama, and ...

Food waste, including leftover rice from making onigiris, is turned into high-value animal feed through fermentation (Credit: Rachel Nuwer) Rachel Nuwer gets a firsthand look at a unique ...

NAGOYA, Japan -- Japanese ice cream and confectionery purveyor Imuraya Group looks to leverage a halal-certified production facility in Malaysia to market to Muslim consumers elsewhere in ...

SAKAI, Ibaraki -- Halal lunches, which Muslim students can enjoy, have been offered for the first time at elementary and junior high schools in two to ...

Food & Beverage Halal-certified wagyu ready to go overseas from Japan's Miyazaki. Beef processor seeks to tap Muslim markets as competition grows ...

One of Japan's biggest restaurant chains is closing its outlets for deep cleaning, after two incidents of customers finding pests - including a rat - in their food. Sukiya, known for its beef-on ...

Compared to many countries, consumers in Japan pay higher prices for food because so much of it is imported. And they also pay taxes to cover the majority of the 800bn yen (£4.2bn/$5.4bn) the ...

When measured by production value, Japan's overall food self-sufficiency rate in fiscal 2023 rose 3 percentage points from the previous year, when the rate stood at 61% — a record low.

One of Japan's biggest restaurant chains is closing its outlets for deep cleaning, after two incidents of customers finding pests - including a rat - in their food. Sukiya, known for its beef-on ...

Japan’s consumer inflation gathered pace in April due to higher energy and food prices, although it is unclear if this will pave the way for more monetary tightening by the Bank of Japan.