The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Kishida takes office as Japan PM, eyes Oct. 31 general electionTOKYO - Fumio Kishida took office as Japan's prime minister on Monday, forming a Cabinet that will seek to keep COVID-19 under control while reviving a battered economy as he looks to appeal to voters heading into an upcoming general election in less than a month.The election for the House of Representatives, the more powerful lower chamber of parliament, is slated to take place Oct. 31, according to people familiar with Kishida's thinking, earli…READ FULL ARTICLE