The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan to bar new foreign arrivals for 1 month over Omicron fearsTOKYO - Japan will close its borders to new entries by foreigners amid concern over the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday as he vowed to move quickly to "avoid the worst-case scenario."The measure will take effect Tuesday and last for about one month. Additionally, 14 countries and regions including Britain and Germany will be added to a list of places from which returning Japanese citizens an…READ FULL ARTICLE