How to find halal food & items by ingredients in Japan
When travelling in Japan, finding Muslim-friendly/halal drinks or snacks at the local 7Eleven, supermarkets and such can be hard since all the labels are in Japanese with unfamiliar kanjis.Today, let's focus on what you should pay attention to in such situations with some useful tools for your trip. (more…)
Quick Muslim-friendly guide for your Hokkaido trip
One of the best places to visit for its picturesque view, wondrous nature and seafood paradise is the Hokkaido Prefecture. Don't know where to go, what to eat and what you should do? Here's a simple guide for all Muslim travellers, especially the first-timers. (more…)
Conducted Halal & Islamic market workshop in our company
Salam Groovy Japan operator J-Line consists of different divisions and teams involved in recruitment support, web marketing, e-commerce, regional promotion, and overseas project.We conducted an in-company workshop for the members outside of the overseas project team to learn the basics of Halal and the Islamic market to be prepared for future collaboration. (more…)
Less is More, Muslim guide to J-Beauty
Salam and hello!J-Beauty is popular worldwide and full of innovative, high-quality products with a long history of using natural ingredients. With halal made-in-Japan beauty brands emerging in the market, let's dive deeper to see what is J-Beauty. (more…)
Salam Groovy Japan gave 600 Japanese halal food for Eid2022
Salam Groovy Japan provided Japanese Halal food for Eid celebrations again this year.Looking back, the pandemic struck shortly after Salam Groovy Japan was launched. For the past 2 Eid celebrations, we couldn't directly distribute the food due to the State of Emergency Declaration and the mandatory measures taken to prevent the infection outbreak. (more…)
What to expect with halal Japanese emergency food
Salam and hello!In recent years, you can find more halal emergency food from Japan that last longer. But what exactly is "emergency food"? What else can you use it for? Let's see what you can expect from this food. (more…)
Is Golden Week a good time for Japan travel
Salam and hello!Any country in the world has a set of their own holidays. Today, let's talk about a holiday in Japan called Golden Week. (more…)
Things in Japan: I ate tatami chopsticks
Salam and hello!You are probably familiar with edible straw. But have you tried edible CHOPSTICKS from tatami?! (more…)
Donation of crowdfunded food aid complete
To support Muslims in Japan struggling in the Covid-19 pandemic, we conducted a crowdfunding project on LaunchGood from October to November 2021.We collected USD2,383 (about JPY280,000), and many thanks again to all those who supported it. THANK YOU. With your generous donations, we have donated Halal food and feminine hygiene items to a total of 462 Muslim students and mosque-goers through these organisations.・Tokyo University of Foreign Studies・University of Electro-Communications・Kobe University・University of Tsukuba・Akita University・Beppu Muslim AssociationThank you to all the universities and mosques for cooperating in the distribution. Here are some...
Review: Halal snack from Japanese roasted brown rice
Salam and hello!I have some tasty goodness that I want to share with you today.Thanks to TOMO (JAT Inc.), I got to try their new halal snack and some extras. (more…)
Review: Muslim-friendly Japanese food, Osechi Ryori
Salam and hello!I recently had the chance to try Muslim-friendly osechi ryori by Hinomoto Shokusan. As I promised in my New Year blog, I want to share what this traditional food is like with all of you. (more…)
Setsubun: How Japan welcomes spring with beans
Salam and hello!As the season gradually changes in Japan from winter to spring, I want to talk to you about an annual Japanese tradition called Setsubun (節分). (more…)