The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------S. Korea, U.S., Japan militaries start exercise to counter N. Korea threatSEOUL - The militaries of South Korea, the United States and Japan began a trilateral exercise on Monday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, in a move to strengthen their readiness against the threat posed by North Korea.The Freedom Edge exercise, running for five days through Friday, will take place in international waters east and south of South Korea's southern island of Jeju, according to the South Korean military. It is aimed at…READ FULL ARTICLE