The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan big nonmanufacturers' sentiment recovers to pre-pandemic levelsTOKYO - Business confidence among major Japanese nonmanufacturers improved to pre-pandemic levels in December, enhanced by the lifting of a COVID-19 state of emergency, but the improvement for manufacturers paused with parts shortages causing pain for automakers, the Bank of Japan said Monday.In the quarterly "Tankan" survey, the key confidence index for nonmanufacturers, including the services sector, rose to 9 from 2 in the previous Septe…READ FULL ARTICLE