{"id":4218,"date":"2017-05-17T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T10:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/4218-rising-number-of-muslims-travelling-to-japan\/"},"modified":"2017-05-17T10:30:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T10:30:18","slug":"rising-number-of-muslims-travelling-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/4218-rising-number-of-muslims-travelling-to-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising number of Muslims travelling to Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The total number of people traveling to Japan in 2016 was above 24 million, a figure that is more than the 20 million target set by the national government for 2020.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>The total number of people traveling to Japan in 2016 was above 24 million, a figure that is more than the 20 million target set by the national government for 2020.<\/h4>\n<h4>This achievement came just four years before the set data and visitors from Muslim nations represented a steadily increasing part of the total amount.<\/h4>\n<h4>Japan embraced halal tourism several years ago and the effects are quite visible. The number of people traveling to Japan from Muslim nations is growing.<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0The qiblah arrows (pointing towards Mecca) can now be found in many Japanese hotel rooms, airports and shopping centers are equipped with prayer rooms, and halal food has become a staple in many Japanese restaurants.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>Several companies that do business with Muslim nations also offer halal food in their cafeterias. 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