May visits Japan with 'lofty' goal of mirroring EU trade deal

Will PM's three-day trip allay Brexit fears and strengthen ties with Tokyo?

Theresa May meets Shinzo Abe earlier this year
Theresa May meets Shinzo Abe earlier this year
(Image credit: Kirsty Wrigglesworth/WPA Pool/Getty)

Theresa May began a short trip to Japan today, telling reporters that the UK wants to retain the terms of a nearly-finalised EU-Japan trade deal post-Brexit.

"There's obviously a number of trade deals that the EU has with other countries and we are looking at the possibility of those being able to be brought over into… trade deals with the United Kingdom," the Prime Minister said.

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