The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 20,000 for 2nd straight dayTOKYO - Japan's daily total of coronavirus cases topped 20,000 for the second straight day Saturday, adding to pressure on the government to expand the state of emergency that currently covers Tokyo, Osaka and some other prefectures.The number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms across the country totaled 1,521 as of Friday, up 43 from the previous day and hitting a record high for the second straight day, the health ministry said.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE