The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan eyes higher corporate, tobacco taxes to fund defense spendingTOKYO - Japan is considering raising corporate and tobacco taxes in stages, as well as tapping revenue from a temporary tax measure for its recovery from a major earthquake, to cover a planned increase in defense spending, according to people with knowledge of the matter.The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito party is exploring stable funding sources for a combined 43 trillion yen ($315 billion) in defense spendi…READ FULL ARTICLE