The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan may have entered 9th COVID-19 wave: virus expertTOKYO - Japan may have entered its ninth wave of COVID-19 infections, an expert who served as the government's top coronavirus adviser said Monday, stressing the importance of protecting vulnerable elderly individuals from the disease."A ninth wave may have started," Shigeru Omi told reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss the recent nationwide increase in infections after the government eased countermeasures, including downgr…READ FULL ARTICLE