The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan decides to put Tokyo, 12 more areas under COVID quasi-emergencyTOKYO - Japan decided Wednesday to place Tokyo and 12 other areas under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency, with the capital reporting a record 7,377 new infections as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country.The decision will allow the governors of Tokyo and the dozen other prefectures to ask restaurants and bars to close early and stop or limit the serving of alcohol. The measure is set to be in plac…READ FULL ARTICLE