The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan's daily COVID cases top 180,000, set fresh record amid 7th waveTOKYO - Japan's daily COVID-19 cases exceeded 180,000 on Thursday, setting a record for the second straight day, according to a Kyodo News tally, as all-time-high numbers were reported in 35 of the country's 47 prefectures amid the nation's seventh wave of infections.Record case numbers were reported in Tokyo and other prefectures including Osaka and Fukuoka as the BA.5 Omicron subvariant rampaged through the country.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE