Muslim World League to supply halal mealsfor Japan and 2020 Olympic Games

Under the agreement, MWL will be theexclusive provider in Japan, generally, and in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games,particularly, of halal-certified meals.(SPA)

JEDDAH: The secretary-general of the MuslimWorld League (MWL), Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, who is also the presidentof the International Islamic Halal Organization, has made an exclusivedistribution agreement with Japan.

Under the agreement, MWL will be theexclusive provider in Japan, generally, and in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games,particularly, of halal-certified meals.

The signing ceremony was attended byMitsuhiro Miyakoshi, special adviser to the Japanese prime minister, and PrinceHiroyoshi, the cousin of the Emperor, along with a number of representatives ofIslamic centers, Japanese authorities and major companies.

The agreement grants MWL the right toregulate, in cooperation with the Japanese government, halal foods and servicesto the highest standards.

It will also certify the products andservices in accordance with the halal and hygienic standards before they reachthe consumers. MWL will also issue halal certification for products designatedto Muslim communities in Japan or those to be exported abroad, especially toArab and Muslim countries.

Japan is a new but sharply growing halalmarket as the country’s producers are seeking fresh opportunity in the halalsector and striving to seek new local and international markets, especially nowthat Japan is the officially designated venue for the 2020 Olympics, attractingMuslim tourists from all around the world.

In his address, Al-Issa stressed theimportance of this cooperation between MWL and Japan. And he hailed the highestlevels of coexistence, national integration and harmony pervasive across allreligions, sects, and races, away from extremism, as well as the human valuesand ethics deeply instilled within the Japanese people.

Meanwhile, Dr. Noka Miyagima, CEO of theNGOs, regarded the signing of this agreement as a historic and empowering eventfor Japan. He also expressed thanks and appreciation to the numerous socialcontributions of MWL, wishing further cooperation in the future through thehalal project.

He also praised the role the League isplaying in raising the awareness of Muslim communities in Japan and in theIslamic world, and promoting their integration into non-Muslim communities.

Al-Issa participated earlier in a ceremonyheld to mark the seventh anniversary of the tsunami that hit Sendai city,northern Japan, in 2011 and visited the Sendai School for Orphans, whichshelters children who had lost their parents in the tsunami.

He also visited, accompanied by members ofthe League, the Hiroshima Museum, where he examined documents of the atomicbomb dropped on the city.

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