The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan PM proposes economic zone initiative for Africa amid China's cloutYOKOHAMA - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba proposed an "economic zone" encompassing the Indian Ocean region and Africa during a major aid conference for African nations on Wednesday, seeking to tap into the economic potential of a continent where China is increasing its clout.In a speech to open the three-day Tokyo International Conference on African Development, the ninth of its kind, Ishiba pledged to cultivate 30,000 artificial…READ FULL ARTICLE