Category: Japan

Japan eyes larger slice of Middle East food market

From premium Wagyu beef and gourmet seafood to extra sweet fruits and nutrient-rich vegetables, the Japan Pavilion will feature a rich variety of healthy and high-quality Japanese food products – all of which are Halal-certified and are produced locally with made-in-Japan ingredients.

Brunei ‘must brand Halal initiative on global market’

Director of Agriculture and Agrifood Hjh Normah Jamil said Brunei is collaborating with Tanaka Kikinzoku Group, as the Sultanate is still lacking in the field of science. They are currently in the Sultanate to provide a demonstration of a rapid test strip for pork detection in food samples. The rapid test strip will allow fast, reliable and simple testing of food samples to determine if it contains any traces of pork.

Brunei signs MOU supplement with Japanese company

THE
Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR), Brunei Economic
Development Board (BEDB) and Pharmex Japan Co Ltd yesterday signed a
Supplement to the Memorandum of Understanding which extends the duration of the MoU that was signed on February 28, 2008, by a further two years. The MoU will further firm up details which could potentially lead to
the setting up of an estimated US$250 million manufacturing plant in
the planned Agro-Technology Park in Brunei Darussalam.

Japanese Scholar Advises Brunei Smes

Bruneian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
need to capitalise on the Sultanate’s good name to get their products
exported, particularly in the Japanese high-end retail market, a
visiting Japanese academician said yesterday.