The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------BOJ lifts rate to 17-year high of 0.5% with wage hike expectationsTOKYO - The Bank of Japan on Friday raised its policy interest rate to 0.5 percent from 0.25 percent, its highest level in about 17 years, amid expectations for wage hikes in this year's annual labor-management negotiations.The BOJ said it will continue to raise the key short-term rate if the economy and prices move in line with its expectations.----------Japan PM rallies opposition support in Diet to achieve policy goalsTOKYO - Japanese Prime…READ FULL ARTICLE