The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Kishida to tap ex-education minister Hayashi as foreign ministerTOKYO - Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to appoint his close aide and former education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi as foreign minister when he launches his new Cabinet next week, a source close to the matter said Saturday.The appointment, slated for Wednesday, comes as Japan faces a host of diplomatic challenges such as China's assertive territorial claims in the East and South China seas, as well as North Korea's nuclear weapons develop…READ FULL ARTICLE