Japan wants to discharge cooling water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant ruins into the sea. China is reacting: Controls on food imports are to become even stricter. In South Korea, the announcement led to panic buying and hunger strikes. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency gave his approval for the disposal in the sea during a visit to Japan. He said Japan's plan meets international safety standards, according to his agency's final review report. The Chinese customs authority pointed out that there was no unanimity among the authors.