The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan PM draws criticisms for gifts to LDP lawmakers, denies illegalityTOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew criticism from opposition parties on Wednesday after admitting to distributing congratulatory gift catalogs to all of her party's House of Representatives lawmakers elected in the Feb. 8 general election, while denying any illegality.In a parliamentary session, Takaichi said her local chapter of the Liberal Democratic Party used its political funds to send to each of her party's 315 lawm…READ FULL ARTICLE