TOKYO — Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Japan on the final stop of a 10-day trip that also included Australia and India.

The trip is the first Carney has taken since his headline-grabbing speech at the World Economic Forum called for middle powers to unite against the impact of dominant nations.

It is an agenda he pushed hard, particularly in Australia where Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had said he agreed with Carney’s middle-powers sentiments.

The brief stop in Japan will see him meet with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first female prime minister, who was re-elected in a landslide earlier this month.

Asia Pacific Foundation vice-president Vina Nadjibulla says Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy, launched three years ago, has led to a deeper relationship with Japan.

She described it as a “full spectrum partnership” that includes strong economic relations, commercial investment, partnerships on energy and critical minerals, “alignment around values and deep people-to-people ties as well.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 6, 2026.

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press