The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Farm minister Koizumi tells supporters his intention to run for LDP chiefTOKYO - Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi told supporters in his constituency on Saturday that he intends to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race to pick the successor for outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, according to an attendee at the gathering."The LDP needs to become reunited as one," the 44-year-old was quoted as saying in the closed-door meeting in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, apparently referring to t…READ FULL ARTICLE
