The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan to uphold apology if S. Korea settles wartime labor issueTOKYO - Japan plans to make clear it will maintain an apology to its neighbors over past aggressions, as part of efforts to improve its ties with South Korea, if Seoul finalizes a solution to a wartime labor issue, a government source said Saturday.Tokyo is considering showing its remorse based on past statements, such as by then Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama in 1995, as the two countries apparently enter the final stage of talks on the issue …READ FULL ARTICLE