The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan ruling party sees separate surnames premature for legislationTOKYO - Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Monday that more discussion is necessary over separate surnames for married couples before legislation, in contrast to opposition parties' views during a debate session ahead of the Oct. 31 general election.The leaders of the LDP and many of eight opposition parties were also divided on possibly lowering the consumption tax rate to spur consumption to …READ FULL ARTICLE
