The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.---------- Japan cruise ship Nippon Maru bids farewell to fans after 35 yrs of sailingYOKOHAMA - The Japanese cruise ship, Nippon Maru, returned Sunday to a port south of Tokyo after its final voyage to mark the end of its 35-year career, in which it carried a total of 600,000 passengers and sailed around the world.Fans and the families of crew members gathered at a terminal in Yokohama to bid farewell and showed gratitude to the retiring 22,472-ton ship, once considered a pioneer of Japan's luxury cruise industry.--…READ FULL ARTICLE