The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Toyota posts record 1st-half profits, lifts outlook on weaker yenTOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. raised its full-year outlook Wednesday due to the windfall from a weaker yen, as it reported record earnings for the first half of the fiscal year on solid post-pandemic vehicle sales in all major markets.The world's largest carmaker by volume lifted its net profit forecast for the year to March 2024 to a record 3.95 trillion yen ($26 billion) from its previous projection of 2.58 trillion yen. The new figure represent…READ FULL ARTICLE