The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan asks Iran to play role to defuse Israel-Hamas warTOKYO - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa asked her Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian to "play a role" in defusing the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Palestinian militant group Hamas during their phone talks Tuesday, the Japanese government said.Kamikawa also told a press conference earlier in the day Japan will provide $10 million in aid for civilians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip to deal with the humanitarian crisis amid the o…READ FULL ARTICLE
