The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Controversial Japan political party leader arrested over alleged defamationKOBE - Takashi Tachibana, the leader of a Japanese political party known for his controversial remarks, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of defaming a critic of a candidate he backed in the Hyogo gubernatorial election in November last year, police said.Tachibana, head of the NHK Party that campaigns against Japan's public broadcaster, is accused of repeatedly spreading false information about Hideaki Takeuchi, a member of the Hyogo p…READ FULL ARTICLE