The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan to start releasing state oil reserves Thursday: PM TakaichiTOKYO - Japan will start releasing oil from state reserves on Thursday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday, as concerns over supply mount and oil prices soar amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.The measure, announced during the first meeting of relevant Cabinet members to discuss ways to cushion the impact of the tensions in the Middle East on the Japanese economy, comes after Japan started releasing oil from private-sector stoc…READ FULL ARTICLE