The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Tokyo's Izu islands see record rainfall as strong typhoon passesTOKYO - A special heavy rain warning was temporarily issued for the Izu island chain south of Tokyo on Thursday, as a strong typhoon passed near the area, bringing record heavy rainfalls to the southern part of the chain.Typhoon Halong is moving in a northeasterly direction over the Pacific, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue the alert covering Hachijo Island, some 280 kilometers south of the Japanese capital.----------Japan hail…READ FULL ARTICLE