The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Figure skating: Japanese icon Yuzuru Hanyu retires from competitionTOKYO - Japanese figure skating icon Yuzuru Hanyu announced he is retiring from competition Tuesday but will continue his bid to land the elusive quadruple axel as a professional exhibition skater.After missing out on his third straight Olympic gold at the Beijing Games in February, the 27-year-old world champion from 2014 and 2017 left it unclear whether he would ever again compete on the ice.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE