The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------BOJ downplays weak yen impact, but keeps door open for rate hikesTOKYO - Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda on Friday played down the immediate impact of the yen's recent sharp decline on prices, calling it negligible, but said the central bank will raise interest rates again if inflation accelerates further.Still, the BOJ's new forecasts show that the central bank expects Japan's inflation to be around its target of 2 percent until the end of fiscal 2026, supported by a positive cycle of wage and price hikes.--…READ FULL ARTICLE