The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan PM pledges $10 bil. in financial aid to Asia to tackle oil shortageTOKYO - The Japanese government said Wednesday it will provide a total of $10 billion in financial support to other Asian nations to help them secure crude oil supplies as prices soar amid the Middle East conflict, aiming to ensure that petroleum-derived products made in those countries keep flowing into Japan.The aid, announced by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi following an online meeting with her counterparts mainly from the Associatio…READ FULL ARTICLE