The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Ex-Japan PM Kishida now in spotlight over distributing gift vouchersTOKYO - The office of former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida handed out gift vouchers to parliamentary vice ministers during his premiership in 2022, ruling party sources said Wednesday, a new revelation that puts the spotlight on gift-giving by political leaders."We always followed the law," Kishida's office told Kyodo News. He was prime minister between 2021 and 2024, before handing over to incumbent Shigeru Ishiba last year.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE