The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Takaichi Cabinet approval rate hits record low at 49.1%: Kyodo pollTOKYO- The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet fell to a record low of 49.1 percent, down 4.3 percentage points from last month, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.The plunge in the support rate comes as Takaichi effectively dismissed her scandal-hit farm minister Kazuo Yana earlier this month amid mounting pressure from opposition parties for his removal.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE