The Japanese ambassador to Canada has expressed hope Ottawa will join the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework shortly, as the resource-rich country’s participation will further integrate it into the Indo-Pacific region. Canada’s potential membership in IPEF “is a positive development and as a resource-rich country it will help strengthen the supply chain” among members, the ambassador, Kanji Yamanouchi, said in a recent interview with Kyodo News. The 14-country framework was launched in May 2022 as a counterweight to China’s economic expansion. As the United States, Japan and many other m…