The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Okinawa marks 77th anniversary of significant WWII ground battleNAHA, Japan - Okinawa on Thursday marked the 77th anniversary of the end of a major World War II ground battle between Japanese and U.S. troops, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida the first Japanese leader in three years to attend the memorial service due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions.Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki in a "peace declaration" said Russia's invasion of Ukraine evoked memories of the conflict in the southern island prefecture whil…READ FULL ARTICLE