The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Ishiba, Koizumi, Takaichi lead Japan PM race, set stage for runoffTOKYO - The next leader of Japan's ruling party, and by extension, the prime minister, will be either former defense chief Shigeru Ishiba, rising star and youngest contender Shinjiro Koizumi or economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, according to a Kyodo News tally and analysis on Wednesday.With the three contenders running neck and neck in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election, no clear winner is expected to emerge in the fi…READ FULL ARTICLE