The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------PM Kishida forced to concede on political funds reform amid scandalTOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was forced to make concessions to the leader of the junior coalition partner on Friday to pursue his goal of political funds reform, following the failure of arrangements between the ruling parties.But some lawmakers of Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party criticized him for conceding too much to the Komeito party as he seeks to boost his Cabinet's approval ratings, which have plunged to their lowest…READ FULL ARTICLE