The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Land prices up in half of Japan's rural areas for 1st time in 33 yrsTOKYO - The average land price rose for the first time in 33 years in more than half of surveyed rural areas in Japan, government data showed Tuesday, as the nation's economic recovery extends to asset values.Across Japan, land prices in all categories as well as prices for residential land and commercial land as of Jan. 1 increased for the fourth straight year on booming inbound tourism and firm housing demand sustained by low interest rate…READ FULL ARTICLE
