TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain and Japan are aiming to put in place a bilateral trade agreement "pretty much immediately" after Brexit, a government source said on Thursday as Prime Minister Theresa May tries to reassure businesses and politicians during a visit to Tokyo.
"Our intention would be for our deal to come into force pretty much immediately," a government source said on Thursday. "That's the UK position and they've (Japan) agreed to it."
The source also said that May had met Toyota <7203.T> Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada, Nissan <7201.T> CEO Hiroto Saikawa and Hitachi <6501.T> Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi during her trip.
The meetings were "enthusiastic and positive", the source said.
(Reporting by William James in Tokyo; writing by Costas Pitas in London; editing by Kate Holton)
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