The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Okinawa set to join areas under COVID-19 state of emergencyTOKYO - The Japanese government is making arrangements to add Okinawa Prefecture to the areas under its COVID-19 state of emergency declaration amid surging infections in the southern island region, a government source said Thursday.The planned addition of Okinawa would bring the total number of prefectures under the emergency to 10. The move comes after Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Wednesday asked for his prefecture to be added as the spread of infe…READ FULL ARTICLE