The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan to spend 29.1 tril. yen on economic package amid inflationTOKYO - Japan will spend 29.1 trillion yen ($199 billion) under an economic package unveiled Friday, featuring steps to alleviate the pain of accelerating inflation and lift the economy out of the doldrums amid COVID-19, Russia's war against Ukraine and a weaker yen.Faced with faltering public support, the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is reducing household utilities bills as a major pillar of the package. Such energy-related suppor…READ FULL ARTICLE