TOKYO — Prime Minister Mark Carney, on an ongoing mission to bring together the world’s middle powers, brought out his rusty Japanese skills as he met his counterpart and enjoyed a Canadian-inspired birthday cake in Tokyo. “I’m not finished yet,” Carney said with a laugh after speaking the first few Japanese words in this speech. It appeared to take Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi by surprise and she let out a big smile and began to clap. Upon their arrival in Japan, Carney and his wife, Diana Fox Carney, were greeted by local officials before Carney arrived at Kantei, the Japanese prime minister’s office. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese celebrated turning 63 just before Carney arrived for his first bilateral visit by a Canadian prime minister in almost two decades.

Source: National Post March 06, 2026 13:11 UTC