The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan lower chamber chief denies dubious ties with Unification ChurchTOKYO - Japan's lower house chief on Tuesday denied accusations of inappropriate relations with the Unification Church, but refused to publicly discuss the issues surrounding the religious group that have dampened the popularity of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet.On the second day of the ordinary parliamentary session that began Monday, House of Representatives Speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda held talks with ruling and opposition lawmakers t…READ FULL ARTICLE