Japan Unimpressed With May’s Brexit But ‘Too Polite’ to Say So
- Prime minister sits down for elaborate tea ceremony with Abe
- Meetings include business, defense officials, Emperor Akihito
May Gets Taste of Japanese Decorum
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Theresa May got a taste of Japanese restraint and formality during a tea ceremony with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. What might be lost in translation is how unimpressed a key U.K. trade partner is with how the premier is conducting Brexit.