TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ----------Japan mulls compensating local governments for revenue lost to food tax cutTOKYO - Japan is considering compensating local governments for revenue losses from a planned reduction in the consumption tax rate on food and beverages from April 2027, government sources said Tuesday. 9 lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima, a small island in southwestern Japan, early Tuesday, carrying the Michibiki No. 7 positioning satellite, part of the country's Quasi-Zenith Satellite System used to provide location information for smartphones and vehicle navigation. The Japanese government selected 40 prefectural and municipal governments for the survey, with 17 saying responses to bear-related complaints had disrupted their operations.