“these two may have welcomed (1) …….. second asian intervention: (2) ……. unusual publication by (3)…….. japan’s foreign ministry of (4) …….. brexit paper. (5) …….. japanese companies, it said, were (6)…….. huge employers in britain, which took almost half of (7)………japan’s investment in (8)……. eu last year. most of that came because britain is (9)…….. gateway to europe. (10)…….. paper advised mrs may to try to retain (11)………full access to (12)…….. single market, to avoid (13)……..customs controls on exports, to preserve (14)…….. “passport” that allows (15)……..banks based in london to trade across europe and to let (16)……..employers freely hire (17)……. eu nationals”