The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Okinawa vows to preserve lessons on 80th anniv. of WWII battle endNAHA, Japan - Okinawa on Monday pledged to preserve and pass on the lessons of history at a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of a fierce World War II ground battle between Japan and the United States that claimed more than 200,000 military and civilian lives.Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki attended the ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, where the final stage of the battle was fought. It c…READ FULL ARTICLE