The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan, U.S. agree to urgently boost deterrence amid assertive ChinaTOKYO - Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his U.S. counterpart, Pete Hegseth, agreed Sunday to accelerate efforts to strengthen the alliance's deterrence amid China's growing assertiveness in the region while affirming progress in upgrading command frameworks for smoother coordination between the two countries' forces.The agreement, reached during Hegseth's first visit to Japan as Pentagon chief, underscored the strength of bilateral…READ FULL ARTICLE