{
  "id": 1902764,
  "title": "Tokyo opposes US sanctions on Japanese ICC chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/tokyo-opposes-us-sanctions-on-japanese-icc-chief-1902764",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:42:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/tokyo-opposes-us-sanctions-on-japanese-icc-chief/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US government has imposed sanctions on senior members of the International Criminal Court, including ICC President Tomoko Akane, a Japanese judge. The measures, imposed by Secretary of State, freeze any property and financial interests the sanctioned individuals hold in the US and place restrictions on services with American companies. They also generally ban the sanctioned individuals from entering the US.\n\nAccording to the Japan Times, the US described the ICC as a \"corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority.\" The sanctions were imposed under an executive order issued last year authorizing the penalties.\n\nTokyo has objected to the US sanctions on Tomoko Akane, calling Washington's move \"very unfortunate.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "U.S. sanctions Japanese ICC chief, testing Tokyo’s support for global court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/u-s-sanctions-japanese-icc-chief-testing-tokyos-support-for-global",
        "published": "2026-08-19T05:32:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Tokyo opposes US sanctions on Japanese ICC chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/tokyo-opposes-us-sanctions-on-japanese-icc-chief",
        "published": "2026-08-19T09:14:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}