Japanese Ambassador to the UK Koji Tsuruoka said the UK could have no better post-Brexit deal than the current single market, according to a report by The Independent on 22 April.
In the article, the envoy was also quoted as saying the UK’s standing as a gateway to Europe was the reason many Japanese firms had invested there, and “if that is in danger, if that is no longer sustainable, of course they will have to look at what they will have to do best”.