The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------U.S. base transfer work in Okinawa begins after state OKs by proxyNAHA, Japan - The Japanese government on Wednesday started construction work for the transfer of a key U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture after overriding the local government's objection and approving a modified landfill plan by proxy in an unprecedented move.The work is to reinforce soft ground at the relocation site for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and is projected to take nine years and three months, Chief Cabinet Secret…READ FULL ARTICLE