Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, July 4

TOKYO -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not endorse the Japanese government's decision with its safety review report on Japan's plan to release nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, the report presented Tuesday here by the IAEA chief showed.

"I would like to emphasize that the release of the treated water stored at Fukushima Daiichi P