The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Some COVID steps may remain after Japan lifts emergency: spokesmanTOKYO - Japan's top government spokesman said Saturday some restrictive measures against the coronavirus could be kept in place even if the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and eight other prefectures is lifted on the June 20 expiration date.The government may scale down the state of emergency to quasi-emergency measures, which also allow local authorities to impose restrictions such as requesting eateries to close early, Chief Cabi…READ FULL ARTICLE