Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday expressed Japan's support for Sweden's bid to join NATO, ahead of a summit of the trans-Atlantic military alliance next month.Hayashi and Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson also shared the importance of deepening bilateral cooperation during their meeting in Tokyo, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, amid the ongoing Russian war on Ukraine and China's intensifying military activities in the Indo-Pacific.The talks came as the NATO leaders will likely discuss Sweden's membership, which must be approved by all 31 member countries, at their…READ FULL ARTICLE