The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan PM wary of pre-election inflation-fighting consumption tax cutTOKYO - Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed caution about a consumption tax cut as an inflation relief step on Sunday, suggesting such a reduction in tax revenue would cause a serious drain on state coffers.Senior officials of his administration and ruling Liberal Democratic Party have been dismissive of a cut in the consumption tax -- at 8 percent for food and beverages and 10 percent for other items -- as the coalition government looks…READ FULL ARTICLE
