Canada seeks stronger ties with Japan as Carney pushes ‘middle-power’ strategy

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to arrive in Japan on Friday (Mar 6) for the last stop of his three-nation Asia-Pacific tour that also took him to India and Australia. Carney has framed the trip as part of a broader effort to bring together so-called “middle powers” at a time of growing rivalry between larger states. Kei Koga, an associate professor at NTU in Singapore, said: “Japan has the economic capabilities, and a strong diplomatic presence in the Pacific. And they (Canada and Japan) share the same kind of values … such as democracy and human rights.”

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