The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan to allow criminal checks beyond 10 years for jobs with childrenTOKYO - The Japanese government is set to allow employers to conduct criminal background checks going back more than 10 years under a new system to block sex offenders from jobs involving children, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.The move comes as parent and child support groups have been calling for the system's establishment. But there are concerns that a disclosure period exceeding 10 years could conflict with the criminal law…READ FULL ARTICLE