The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.---------- Japan PM, U.S. Treasury chief to meet Friday as new tariff loomsTOKYO - Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday, the Japanese government said, ahead of the scheduled Aug. 1 imposition of a country-specific 25 percent duty on Japan.The meeting comes during Bessent's first visit to Japan in his current role, as he attends his country's "national day" event on Saturday at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE