The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Gov't to aid central Japan quake recovery with more subsidiesTOKYO - The Japanese government on Thursday designated the powerful earthquake that rocked Ishikawa Prefecture and other parts of central Japan on New Year's Day as a "disaster of extreme severity," boosting subsidies for reconstruction work in affected communities.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government aims to expand its financial support for local authorities to implement measures such as the speedy reconstruction of roads and farmland, follow…READ FULL ARTICLE