The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------JR Central, Shizuoka sign agreement to begin maglev constructionSHIZUOKA, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. on Saturday signed an agreement with Shizuoka Prefecture under a prefectural ordinance, clearing a key hurdle for construction to begin on the only section of the new high-speed maglev line between Tokyo and Nagoya where work has yet to start.Construction on the roughly 8.9-kilometer Shizuoka section, part of the Southern Alps Tunnel that straddles Yamanashi, Shizuoka and Nagano prefectures, could begi…READ FULL ARTICLE