The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------64% disapprove tax hikes to cover Japan's rising defense budget: pollTOKYO - The Japanese public has raised pressure on the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, with a poll by Kyodo News finding Sunday that 64.9 percent disapprove of a recently announced plan to raise taxes to finance a substantial increase in the nation's defense spending.The support rate for his Cabinet stayed at 33.1 percent from last month's survey, the lowest since its launch last year. The disapproval rating was almost uncha…READ FULL ARTICLE