As tensions rise in the Asia-Pacific, Japan's PM is calling on Canada for help

By Murray Brewster · CBC News

PM Abe is believed to be gauging Canada's interest in deeper engagement in the region

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the G7 summit in La Malbaie, Que., on Friday, June 8, 2018. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to pitch closer defence cooperation with Canada, among other things, when he visits Ottawa this weekend.

One defence expert said Abe's visit is an attempt to gauge how serious the Trudeau government is about becoming more engaged in the Asia-Pacific region.

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