Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke after an agreement with Australia to deepen cooperation on energy and critical minerals. CANBERRA: A global oil supply squeeze is inflicting an "enormous impact" on the Asia-Pacific region, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday (May 4). Speaking in Canberra after talks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, she said the two countries would respond urgently to secure stable energy supplies. Roughly one-fifth of the world's