Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, June 23

About 53 nations and international agencies have confirmed the participation in "International Conference on Nepal' s Reconstruction 2015" to be held in Nepal on Thursday.

The Nepalese government informed Tuesday that all the preparations of one-day conference have been completed, which will have the participation of 239 foreign delegates. (Nepal- Reconstruction Conference)

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TOKYO-- A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit off west coast of Ogasawara islands on Tuesday, about 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo at about 21:19 p.m. local time (1219 GMT), the Japanese meteorological Agency said.

The epicenter was initially detected at 27.7 degrees north latitude and 140.3 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 480 km, said the agency. (Japan-Earthquake)

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TOKYO -- Chief of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Kazuo Shii criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government for its trick to mislead people in security related legislation debate, saying the move may lead Japan into another war.

The chairman of the Japan's third largest opposition party said at a press conference in the Foreign Correspondents Center of Japan that the concepts government use to explain why Japan's Self Defense Forces (SDF) could be deployed overseas go against international norms. (Japan-Security Debate)

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JAKARTA -- A senior official said on Tuesday that Indonesian President Joko Widodo would allow foreigners to own properties in the country, saying that it was intended to encourage national developers to compete in regional business.

Teten Masduki, a member of the president's communication team added that the endorsement to own property in Indonesia for foreigners would be conducted by amending the existing government regulation No. 41/1995 on housing for foreigners staying in Indonesia in the near future. (Indonesia-Property Ownership- Foreigners) Endi