The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan's ruling LDP leadership race likely a 3-way fight, next PM in sightTOKYO - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election is likely to be a three-way battle, with the winner almost certain to become the country's next prime minister, as voting by rank-and-file members closed on Friday.Among five candidates, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi are locked in a close race to succeed Prime Minister Sh…READ FULL ARTICLE