https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/no-deal-brexit-risks-rise-as-uk-japan-trade-talks-hit-buffers-1.3787043?mode=amp
Talks between Japan and the UK over a new trade deal have stalled, having been ongoing for 18 months.
Japan had been willing to extend its current trade agreement through the transition period, but is not willing to duplicate their existing arrangements beyond that because they are confident that they can extract better terms out of the UK than they could from the larger EU, especially if there's no deal.
This is what real trade diplomacy looks like. It's extremely slow (18 months is by no means exceptional and is actually on the quick side) and highly calculated. The UK is going to desperately need replacement trade deals and everyone knows it. That puts us in an inherently weak bargaining position.
Is this a taste of things to come?