Japan and Britain plan April talks among foreign and defense ministers
Japan and Britain are arranging a meeting of their foreign and defense ministers on April 8 in Tokyo, aiming to enhance post-Brexit bilateral cooperation, government sources said Saturday. Japan hopes to leverage closer ties with Britain, which is set to leave the European Union in ...
Visiting British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt met Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday in Tokyo, reconfirming the "strategic partnership" of the two countries, with Japan welcoming Britain's moves to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific region. During a meeting with Kono, Hunt reaffirmed upholding the ...
Japan will support Britain in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership accord as both countries seek to promote free and rules-based trade, economy revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday. During talks in Tokyo, British International Trade Secretary Liam Fox expressed Britain's desire to join the TPP, and ...
U.K. may struggle to top Japan-EU trade terms after Brexit
Despite hopes for a good free trade deal with Japan, the United Kingdom is unlikely to improve on the recent agreement between Tokyo and Brussels, and could end up worse off, experts say. They argue the U.K., on its own, could lose negotiating leverage with ...
Japan and U.K. to seek mutual recognition of trade standards after Brexit
Japan and Britain said they hope to achieve a swift deal on mutual recognition of each other's standards for goods and services when Britain leaves the European Union. Britain is looking to cement its relationship with Japan — whose firms have invested billions in the ...
In Tokyo, British Prime Minister stresses solidarity on defense, Brexit
Abe and May vow to jointly deal with the North Korean military threat and to maintain smooth trade relations as Britain prepares to exit the EU.
U.K. Foreign Secretary Johnson visits Japan to discuss security, post-Brexit issues
Boris Johnson, Britain's top diplomat, arrived in Japan on Thursday to discuss trade after Brexit with an economy that has played a vital role in propping up manufacturing back home. Johnson is in Tokyo to meet top officials, business leaders and investors as well as ...
Abe and May agree to preserve free trade and unite on North Korea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and British counterpart Theresa May agree to preserve free trade and to cooperate more closely on pressuring North Korea to stand down.
Japan high on post-Brexit Britain's FTA priority list: new envoy
The close relationship between London and Tokyo will put Japan high on Britain's list for negotiating new bilateral trade deals after it leaves the European Union, Britain's new ambassador to Japan said Monday. In an interview Paul Madden said a post-Brexit Britain will seek to ...
Britain will not turn its back on Europe: ambassador
Britain will not walk away from Europe even as it prepares to leave the European Union, Britain's envoy to Japan said Friday. British Ambassador Tim Hitchens said one focus now is on healing the internal wounds created by last week's referendum, and the nation's next ...
Kishida urges Britain to ensure stable environment for Japanese firms
Japan and Britain have agreed to work closely following the latter's vote to leave the European Union, including addressing worries among Japanese companies of problems they may face, Japan's Foreign Ministry said. In talks by phone on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida requested that British ...
Kishida discusses defense, diplomatic ties during meet with British counterpart Hammond
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida met with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in the city of Hiroshima on Sunday afternoon. A Japanese government source said the two sides discussed defense and diplomatic ties and confirmed January's meetings between British and Japanese foreign and defense officials, in ...
