The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan PM faces backlash over gift vouchers to rookie party lawmakersTOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday came under fire for his distribution of gift vouchers worth 100,000 yen ($676) each to rookie lower house members of his scandal-mired ruling Liberal Democratic party.Opposition party leaders questioned the legality of Ishiba's handing out the vouchers ahead of a March 3 dinner meeting at his official residence, ramping up pressure on the premier to fully explain himself. Some oppositi…READ FULL ARTICLE