اليابان: استقبال مليون زائر مسلم بحلول 2020

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لا تزال "اليابان" تواصل الجهود في توفير بيئة صديقة للمسلمين في مختلف المجالات، بما يتضمن الفنادق والمطاعم والمطارات؛ وذلك تلبية للمتطلبات الإسلامية وتوقع استقبال نحو مليون زائر مسلم خلال أولمبياد صيف 2020.

وقد اتخذت "اليابان" خطوات لتعزيز توفير البيئة الإسلامية الحلال، وذلك في ظل ارتفاع نسبة السياحة ما بين عامي 2004 و2013 إلى 7,2%، واستمرار توفير المرافق التي تُراعي متطلبات المسلمين التي تتوافق مع الشريعة؛ مثل: أماكن الوضوء والصلاة والأطعمة الحلال؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Million Muslims to Visit Japan in 2020

Japan’s efforts to offer Muslim-friendly services in its airports, hotels and restaurants are expected to pay off soon with the number of one million Muslims expected to visit the far-east country by 2020.

"The main drivers are the lifting of visa requirements for ASEAN countries and the increasing awareness of the halal travel market's potential by Japan's travel industry," CrescentRating chief executive Fazal Bahardeen, who will speak at travel conference in Tokyo next Monday, told Agence France Presse (AFP) on Saturday, August 2.

Singapore-based CrescentRating, which promotes "halal" or Islam-compliant travel, said Southeast Asia would be a key source for Muslim tourists after Tokyo eased visa requirements.

Muslim visitor arrivals in Japan grew at an average of 7.2 percent from 2004-2013.

According the CrescentRating, this pace is likely to accelerate to an average 18.7 percent in the next seven years.

Fazal said there was still a lot of room for growth of Muslim tourism in Japan but it "needs to continue to ensure that a steady growth of services and facilities are made available for the Muslim travelers".

The boost was seen as a direct result of moves taken by Japan to turn its airports to be friendly to Muslim visitors by offering prayer room and spaces for ablution or wudoo.

The steps were announced amid plans to show the heart of Japanese hospitality as Tokyo prepares to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.