Photo Gallery: Prime Minister Mark Carney in Japan

By Canadian Press on March 7, 2026.

Canada and Japan have signed a new strategic partnership agreement that looks to boost co-operation on defence, energy, trade and technology.

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Friday to discuss closer collaboration on everything from cyber policy to Arctic security and climate change.

Carney — who earned a smile from Takaichi by making some remarks in Japanese — touted the two countries’ close economic and security partnerships, including $40 billion in two-way trade and joint efforts to patrol the Pacific.

The strategic partnership agreements involve closer co-operation on international emergency response, joint coast guard exercises and tackling illegal fishing in the North Pacific.

Here’s a look at the Prime Minister’s state visit, in photos.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 7, 2026.

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