The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Ex-minister Kobayashi says to run in Japan's ruling party leadership raceTOKYO - Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi said Thursday he will run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election next month, which will choose the successor to outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.Kobayashi told reporters he will work for "middle-class and young people" if elected party head. He is the second LDP lawmaker to officially announce their candidacy for the Oct. 4 race, after former Foreig…READ FULL ARTICLE