The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan's Diet passes bill to allow joint custody after divorceTOKYO - Japan's parliament on Friday passed a bill to introduce joint custody for divorced couples with children, in a landmark change that paves the way for the adoption of a practice widely used in other nations.In the first law change regarding parental authority in 77 years, Japan's Civil Code will permit divorced parents to choose either sole custody or joint custody, a shift from the current system that has only allowed custody by one parent …READ FULL ARTICLE