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Hitachi Loses Billions as Japan Faces Brexit Fallout

Jason BallByJason Ball

Hitachi and Honda are among the big Japanese companies already being impacted by Britain’s vote to leave the EU.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to London to warn against a no deal Brexit.

He spoke up for Japanese businesses which are distraught by the political situation in the UK.

But I believe the Japanese are good at addressing complex problems, so this challenge will not amount to a disaster.

Read more in this week’s Japan Story blog.

Japan Story’s blog is written by former BBC Tokyo Correspondent Duncan Bartlett. Each week he analyses how Japan’s story is being told to the world through the international media.