The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan, U.S. to deepen ties to deter status quo change in Indo-PacificWASHINGTON - The defense chiefs of Japan and the United States on Wednesday agreed to align the two countries' security strategies and strengthen cooperation to deter any attempt to change the status quo by force in the Indo-Pacific amid China's growing assertiveness.The meeting in the Pentagon took place as Japan plans to update its National Security Strategy by the end of this year, with Russia's war against Ukraine generating a fresh dri…READ FULL ARTICLE