The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------BOJ lifts key policy rate to 1.25% amid growing inflation risksTOKYO - The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent on Friday, accelerating monetary tightening as it seeks to contain inflation fueled by higher oil prices and a weaker yen.The rate hike, decided at the BOJ's two-day policy meeting, was widely expected, but two of the Policy Board's nine members, Toichiro Asada and Ayano Sato, opposed it.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE