The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan upper house ethics panel arranging LDP funds scandal hearingsTOKYO - Japan's upper house is preparing to hold hearings on a political funds scandal that has rattled the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the LDP secretary general in the chamber said Sunday.The House of Councillors "will arrange a schedule so it does not hamper deliberations on a fiscal 2024 draft budget," Masaji Matsuyama said on a TV program, after the lower house's political ethics committee held sessions on the matter last week, one o…READ FULL ARTICLE