The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan's largest opposition party in lower house faces possible splitTOKYO - Japan's largest opposition party in the powerful House of Representatives faces a possible split as merger talks with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have collapsed, sources close to the matter said Saturday.The Centrist Reform Alliance was established in January by lower house lawmakers from the CDPJ and the Komeito party, the former coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for 26 years.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE