The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron variantTOKYO - Japan has confirmed its first case of infection by the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a government source said Tuesday, less than a week after it was first discovered in South Africa.A man in his 30s was found to be infected with the heavily mutated strain after arriving from Namibia at Narita airport near Tokyo on Sunday, according to the source.----------Kenta Izumi elected leader of Japan's main opposition partyTOKYO - The main opposition Constitu…READ FULL ARTICLE
