The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan ruling bloc set to win majority of contested upper house seatsTOKYO - Japan's ruling bloc is set to win more than half of the House of Councillors seats contested in Sunday's election, Kyodo News exit polls showed, maintaining its majority in the upper chamber.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito are projected to grab more than 63 of the 125 seats up for grabs.----------Blinken to visit Japan after ex-PM Abe's deathBANGKOK/TOKYO - U.S. Secreta…READ FULL ARTICLE