The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan, U.S. agree to step up tariff talks with June deal in mindWASHINGTON - Japan and the United States on Thursday agreed to hasten tariff talks after making some progress in laying the groundwork for expanding bilateral trade with the aim of reaching a "mutually beneficial deal" as early as June.After meeting with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. Cabinet members in Washington, Japan's chief negotiator Ryosei Akazawa told reporters that they had agreed to hold intensive ministerial discussio…READ FULL ARTICLE