First halal corner onboard! Don Don Donki now in Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore
Indoor artificial waterfall at Singapore Changi Airport 'Jewel' Pan Pacific Retail Management (Singapore), a member of the Pan Pacific International Holdings (PPIH) Group, has opened DON DON DONKI Jewel Changi Airport inside Changi International Airport's megamall, Jewel, on 20 December 2022. This marks its 15th store in Singapore. (more…)
Halal cup noodles to boost food diversity in Japan, Grit Capital
Promoting food accessible to everyone (barrier-free food) in Japan, Grit Capital has launched the halal cup noodle "Freedom Ramen". CEO of this Singapore-based real estate investment company, Yoshitaka Tanaka, shares how it developed the cup noodle and its commitment to diversity. (more…)
New food culture to the world with cold Cream Buns/Hattendo
Hattendo's hallmark creation is the chilled CREAM BUNS, reaching its 90th year in business. Fresh from Hiroshima, this ever-popular treat is now available in Malaysia after launching in Singapore, Hong Kong and Canada.Find out all about the company's Islamic market journey from the president of Hattendo International, Daisuke Ishioka. (more…)
Halal-certified famous Hokkaido sweets going overseas
The Hokkaido famous sweets YUKATAN is now Halal-certified and will start exporting to Malaysia and Singapore. Hear from Yorihiko Sakamoto, general manager of LLC Dosanko Energy's Nishimura Family Div., about how a renewable energy business came into the sweets trade. (more…)
Nitori opens in Malaysia & Singapore for Southeast Asia entry
Nitori Holdings plans to open more outlets in Southeast Asia, kicking off with its Kuala Lumpur branch on 20 January. (more…)
Takex halal sanitizer verified antiviral effects against Covid-19
Takex confirmed its TAKEX CLEAN EXTRA Sanitizer could inactivate 99.99% of the Covid-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) even after 15 days via a verification test. (more…)
Toy Market Inspection in Singapore and Malaysia, Distributor Contract at Export Country
We arranged negotiations, market inspection in Malaysia and Singapore for a leading Japanese toy manufacturing company. From the inspection, Singapore finalized as the export country, and we assisted them in the meeting with Singapore companies. Hence, they've closed the deal, signing the distributor contract with the company. They are gradually expanding their locations as procurement has regularly continued since then. ■Subject ・Singapore and Malaysia market demand is unknown ・Difficult to close the deal: products are expensive compared to rival products once shipping costs included. ・It is necessary to select a...
Japan Halal Forum 2020 Online: Unfolding Post-COVID Opportunities
At the first Halal Japan Forum in 2012, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad gave the first keynote speech on halal in Japan, which triggered a halal boom in Japan. The forum has become a crucial platform to get information on the forefront of halal business in Japan for export, expansion and inbound.In 2018, a seminar on Bangladesh was held, thus some companies exported and expanded their business with their proposals. In 2019, the forum focused on Indonesia and the UAE among other Islamic countries. Furthermore, in 2020, the event focuses...