The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Consumption tax cut bill passes Japan's lower house in fast-tracked voteTOKYO - Japan's House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to cut the consumption tax on food and beverages and introduce an income-linked cash benefit program, after it was fast-tracked for a plenary vote.The bill, the government's top priority in the extraordinary parliamentary session through Dec. 12, cleared the lower chamber on the strength of the ruling coalition's supermajority.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE
