The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan parliament to elect PM on Wed., with Takaichi certain to winTOKYO - Japan's parliament will hold a vote Wednesday to elect the next premier, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi almost certain to win, when it convenes for the start of the 150-day special Diet session on the same day.The schedule, approved in a Cabinet decision on Friday, comes as Takaichi's months-old government holds a stronger hand in the House of Representatives after her ruling Liberal Democratic Party scored a landslide in the Feb. …READ FULL ARTICLE