The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan's economy unexpectedly shrinks 1.2% in July-Sept. amid inflationTOKYO - Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank at an annualized real rate of 1.2 percent in the July-September period, the first contraction in four quarters, government data showed Tuesday after imports surged and private consumption was sluggish as accelerating inflation dampened sentiment.The growth figure came against the average market forecast of a 1.2 percent expansion in a Kyodo News survey, boding ill for the government of Prime Mini…READ FULL ARTICLE