The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan conducts yen-buying intervention for 1st time in 24 yearsTOKYO - Japan on Thursday stepped into the currency market amid the yen's abrupt fall, the Finance Ministry said, in its first intervention to prop up the currency in 24 years, as rising import costs have been dragging down the country's household and corporate sectors.The surprise market operation comes as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been urged to take measures to alleviate the negative impact of price hikes, with the public support rating …READ FULL ARTICLE