Japan and Canada Aim for Deeper Energy Ties During Carney Visit

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, on March 6. — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, on March 6.Photographer: Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images/Bloomberg

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By Brian Platt and Sakura Murakami

March 6, 2026 at 12:16 PM UTC

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to expand energy trade and military cooperation with Japan as he met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Friday.

The meeting comes at a volatile time for world energy markets as the war in Iran halts a significant supply of oil and gas exports from the region.