THERESA May is to make her first official visit to Japan at the end of the month with trade and the nuclear threat from North Korea set to be at the top of the agenda.
The Prime Minister will be received by 83-year-old Emperor Akihito of Japan and Shinzo Abe, the country’s premier, during her three-day visit from August 30 to September 1.
With trade at the top of the agenda, she will be accompanied by a delegation of business leaders drawn from a range of sectors.
A No 10 spokesman said: “The delegation will showcase the strength of British business, the shared confidence in the UK-Japan economic relationship as we leave the EU and the potential for future growth.”
Mrs May’s first visit to Japan as PM follows her meetings with Mr Abe at the G20 in Hamburg last month, at Chequers in April, and at the UN General Assembly in New York last year.
The spokesman added: “Her visit is expected to cover a wide range of bilateral and regional issues, including working together to support the rules-based international system and the promotion of free trade and democratic values.
“The key visit themes are expected to be defence and security co-operation, and trade and investment opportunities.”
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