The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan, France agree to work for free, open Indo-Pacific in 2-plus-2 talksTOKYO - Japan and France on Wednesday confirmed their commitment to realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific in the face of China's growing influence in the region in which France holds overseas territories.The agreement came in a "two-plus-two" meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo, where they also agreed to strengthen cooperation in the areas of space and cyber domains, prior to a summit between Prime Minister Sanae Ta…READ FULL ARTICLE