The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Hawkish ex-Tokyo governor, author Ishihara dies at 89TOKYO - Author and former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, who left his mark on Japanese politics as a staunch hawk and whose nationalistic views often ruffled the feathers of Japan's neighbors, died Tuesday morning, his family said. He was 89.Ishihara died after battling pancreatic cancer, his eldest son and former lawmaker, Nobuteru, told reporters. The younger Ishihara said his father "had put up a good fight against cancer but suffered a relapse in Octobe…READ FULL ARTICLE
