The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Olympics: Ayumu Hirano wins men's snowboard gold for JapanZHANGJIAKOU, China - Ayumu Hirano wrote his name in Japanese sporting history on Friday when he won the country's first-ever snowboard Olympic gold medal, taking the men's halfpipe title at the Beijing Games.Hirano scored 96.00 points in his third run with a spectacular display that included a triple cork 1440, enough to separate him from Australian Scotty James who finished in the silver position with 92.50 at Genting Snow Park.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE