Japanese universities offer Halal foods

A growing number of Japanese universities are offering halal meals in their menus to cater to the needs of the growing number of Muslim students.
" I'd been making my own meals until now, so this is helpful," a 21-year-old student from Malaysia, eating a halal curry dish, told The Mainichi.
Serving Japanese universities, the Tokyo Business Association of University Cooperatives purchases chicken and beef approved as halal by the Malaysian government for the Kanto region.
The Yamanashi University was one of at least 19 universities who have incorporated halal options into their menus, according the National Federation of University Cooperative Associations (NFUCA).
The University of Tokyo was the first to incorporate halal meat into its meal options in 2010 using meat ordered through the association, and four universities in the region have followed suit.
Setting a goal to double the number of foreign students by 2020, Japanese authorities introduced halal meals to attract Muslim students.
The Japanese government has set a goal of bringing 300,000 foreign students into the country by 2020, about twice the number of the current 140,000.