The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Mercury climbs to 40.2 C in Japan, national record for JuneTOKYO - Temperatures climbed in Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday, with the city of Isesaki in Gunma Prefecture registering 40.2 C, a national record high for June, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.The previous record in the month of June was 39.8 C logged in 2011 in Saitama Prefecture bordering Tokyo to the north.----------Campaigning heats up for Japan's July 10 upper house electionTOKYO - Campaigning was heating up for Japan's July 10 up…READ FULL ARTICLE