The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan PM Kishida taps Takeaki Matsumoto as new internal affairs ministerTOKYO - Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he has appointed former Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto as the new internal affairs minister, replacing Minoru Terada who stepped down amid growing criticism over political funds-related scandals.Terada tendered his resignation the previous day, becoming the third minister to be effectively sacked in less than a month.----------Japan adds 2 ships to its fleet of Aegis-equipped destroyersREAD FULL ARTICLE