The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan enacts law centralizing intelligence gathering, rights fears remainTOKYO - Japan's parliament enacted a law on Wednesday to establish a new National Intelligence Council to centralize information gathering in response to overseas threats, marking a first step in plans to boost capabilities that have raised concerns over civil liberties.Establishing the council is a key aim in the governing agenda of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a security hawk who has pledged to strengthen intelligence and counteresp…READ FULL ARTICLE