The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------No. of foreign residents in Japan hits record 3.5 mil. as of JuneTOKYO - The number of foreign nationals residing in Japan reached a record high of over 3.5 million in the first of 2024, government data showed Friday, as the country grapples with a labor shortage amid an aging society and declining birthrate.According to the Immigration Services Agency, 3,588,956 foreign nationals resided in Japan as of the end of June, up 177,964 from the end of 2023, with the number of specified skilled workers surging 2…READ FULL ARTICLE