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		</div><p>Britain stands &#8220;shoulder to shoulder&#8221; with Japan as it faces an increased threat from North Korea, Theresa May told her counterpart as she arrived in Kyoto.</p>
<p>In a second day of talks on Thursday, the Prime Minister and Shinzo Abe will &#8220;explore&#8221; fresh sanctions against the rogue state, No 10 said.</p>
<p>Mrs May has called on China to step up its action against Pyongyang and refused to rule out British military action to stop its illegal weapons testing program.</p>
<p>But Beijing went on the offensive, with foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying claiming critics &#8220;only pay attention to sanctions and pressure, and ignore peace talks&#8221;.</p>
<p>She added: <i>&#8220;You will reap what you sow. The parties directly concerned should take responsibility.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>Downing Street said the length of the time Mrs May and Mr Abe spent together on the first day of the three-day trip was &#8220;unusual&#8221; and showed the &#8220;strength and continuing positive relationship&#8221; between the pair.</p>
<p>The premiers met at the Omotesenke tea house in Kyoto, where the tea-making ceremony dates back to a man called Sen no Rikyu, the 16th century founder of the tradition.</p>
<p>Mrs May, wearing a red dress and white jacket &#8211; the colours of the Japanese flag &#8211; removed her trademark leopard print pumps before emerging at the back of the tea house side by side with Mr Abe, who pointed out the moss in the garden.<br />
&#8220;Very attractive, very calm,&#8221; Mrs May said.</p>
<p>The leaders, flanked by interpreters, sat on a low bench behind the table while on the opposite side of the room, the master of ceremonies and his two assistants sat on the floor.</p>
<p>After a banquet that included &#8220;salted entrails of the sea cucumber&#8221;, Mrs May and Mr Abe boarded a high-speed bullet train to Tokyo.</p>
<p>Discussions over the course of the day focused on North Korea but also touched on Brexit.</p>
<p>Mrs May landed in Japan 36 hours after Pyongyang sent a missile over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, which landed in the Pacific Ocean.</p>
<p>A No 10 spokesman said: &#8220;The Prime Minister told Prime Minister Abe the UK stood shoulder to shoulder with Japan in the face of North Korean aggression.&#8221;</p>
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