The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan annual wage negotiations begin as impetus for hikes growsTOKYO - Japan's annual wage negotiations kicked off on Wednesday, with a focus on whether the growing impetus for pay raises among the country's large companies will spread to smaller firms amid historic price rises.This year's negotiations are attracting heightened attention as the Bank of Japan, which has pushed forward with unprecedented large-scale monetary easing, is believed to be closely watching the outcome as part of its assessment of wh…READ FULL ARTICLE