Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday he welcomes the increased involvement of NATO member states in the Indo-Pacific region, where China has become increasingly assertive militarily. During an extended session of the two-day NATO foreign ministerial meeting in Brussels, Hayashi also pledged to boost Japan's cooperation with the trans-Atlantic alliance amid an increasingly volatile global security environment, made worse by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Related coverage:Japan vows to "seamlessly" deliver promised aid to UkraineFinland joins NATO as 31st member amid fears of Russia threatRussia's threat of nuclear weapons use "cowardly": Albania PM