(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) “Japan is becoming more and more Muslim-friendly country. We have a number of halal restaurants in major cities and many places have mosques of their own. We welcome tourists from UAE and Middle East to visit Japan and enjoy its beauty and hospitality,” said Daisuke Matsunaga, Consul General of Japan to Dubai, as he marked the holiday on Thursday.As part of the policy to attract tourists from the region, Japan has designed a special guide that details all the information about restaurants offering halal food as well as mosques as well as other services that cater to Muslim tourists.Earlier last month, Japan eased visa process of Emiratis, who can now have multiple entry visas valid up to three years.With the UAE emerging as Japan’s biggest economic partner in the Middle East, the bilateral relationship between the two economic powerhouses has never been better.“The ties have grown stronger following Japanese Prime Minster’s visit to UAE earlier this year,” stated Matsunaga, speaking of the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the country in May this year.The visit saw signing of several strategic agreements between the two countries.“The fact that the Prime Minister visited the UAE so soon after taking the office shows how important UAE is to Japan. The visit marked a new high in the bilateral relationship as the two countries signed a tax treaty a nuclear agreement and MoU in cultural exchanges,” added Matsunaga./149
source : Gulf News
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29 November 2013
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Fresh off celebrating its own National Day on Thursday, Japan is going all out to woo Muslim tourists as it issues special guide of halal eateries and mosques around the country.