The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan's daily coronavirus cases top 20,000 for 1st timeTOKYO - Japan's daily total of COVID-19 cases surpassed 20,000 on Friday, logging a record figure for the third straight day, while the number of patients with severe symptoms also hit a new high as concerns over a possible collapse of the country's medical system continue to mount.Tokyo, just over a month into its fourth state of emergency, logged a record 5,773 new infections the same day, topping the previous high of 5,042 logged on Aug. 5, the metrop…READ FULL ARTICLE