The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan political parties turn to eye-catching promises to woo votersTOKYO - Japan's ruling and opposition parties are scrambling to attract voters with attention-grabbing, unconventional pledges ahead of Sunday's general election -- from ensuring protection from bears to introducing a new "vacancy tax" or a three-day weekend.In its campaign platform, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is vowing to "separate" human and bear habitats, for instance by using more fences, following a recent surge in bear sighting…READ FULL ARTICLE