The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan lawmaker who made unannounced Russia trip removed from partyTOKYO - A Japanese lawmaker who recently visited Russia and told local media he is "100 percent" confident that Moscow will win the war on Ukraine left an opposition party Tuesday after the party decided to remove him.Muneo Suzuki, a 75-year-old House of Councillors member, who has long championed close ties with Russia, visited the country this month without prior notice to the Japan Innovation Party.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE