The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Ruling party's election victory gave mandate for policy shifts: Japan PMTOKYO - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that the victory of Japan's ruling bloc led by her Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's House of Representatives election gave a public mandate for "important policy shifts" by her government.Takaichi told a press conference that Japan needs to depart from its "excessive fiscal austerity" under her "responsible yet aggressive" fiscal policies, while seeking cooperation from opposition par…READ FULL ARTICLE