The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Ex-minister Noda's entry makes LDP leadership election 4-way raceTOKYO - Former Japanese communications minister Seiko Noda on Thursday declared her bid to become leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, turning the search for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's successor into a four-way race.Noda, who does not belong to an LDP faction, said she has secured the necessary 20 nominations from lawmakers to run in the party's Sept. 29 election.----------Japan's top COVID-19 adviser says peak of 5th wave overTO…READ FULL ARTICLE