The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan, France to agree to start negotiations on new security pactPARIS - Japan is planning to begin talks with France on a new security agreement to facilitate joint exercises and disaster relief operations, government sources said Wednesday.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to discuss the pact, known as a reciprocal access agreement, during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Thursday, according to the sources.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE