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     Japan PM: Brexit Would Make UK 'Less Attractive' for Foreign Investors

   by VOA News

   Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned that a British exit from
   the European Union could negatively affect Japanese investment in the
   country.

   "A vote to leave would make the U.K. less attractive as a destination
   for Japanese investment," Abe said Thursday at a news conference with
   British Prime Minister David Cameron in London.

   Abe said about 1,000 Japanese companies operate in the U.K. employing
   140,000 people. He added that many were based in Britain "precisely
   because the U.K. is a gateway to the EU."

   "It is better for the world that Britain remain within a strong EU," he
   said. "We want to see Britain and Europe remain influential actors on
   the global stage, contributing to a rule-based peace and stability,
   including in Asia."

   Cameron said Britain benefited from Japanese investment which totaled
   around $55 billion.

   British voters decide on June 23 whether to leave the 28-nation
   European Union in the referendum called by the Prime Minister.

   Analysts says a British exit, known as a Brexit, would unleash
   volatility in foreign currency, stocks and bond markets, and leave
   questions about the fate of the British economy.

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