The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan ruling bloc struggling to retain lower house majority: pollTOKYO - Japan's ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito party may lose their majority in the upcoming House of Representatives election, according to the most recent Kyodo News poll.The outlook underscores the severe impact of the LDP's slush funds scandal on the ruling bloc. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the LDP, has set a goal of retaining at least 233 seats for the coalition, enough to maintain a majority …READ FULL ARTICLE