The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Baseball star Shohei Ohtani turns down top Japan government awardTOKYO - Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has turned down the Japanese government's offer to award him one of its top honors, saying it is "still too soon" for him to receive the decoration, the government's top spokesman said Monday.Ohtani rejected the People's Honor Award after last week being unanimously voted the American League's Most Valuable Player for his performances this season with the Los Angeles Angels both as a pitcher and batter.-…READ FULL ARTICLE