{
  "id": 2257725,
  "title": "Japan faces ‘nightmare scenario’ as it struggles to defend ICC judge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/japan-faces-nightmare-scenario-as-it-struggles-to-defend-icc-judge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T00:00:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3364741/japan-faces-nightmare-scenario-it-struggles-defend-icc-judge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Japan has spent years casting the International Criminal Court as a pillar of the rules-based order. This week, its closest ally sanctioned the Japanese judge who leads it. The move has left Tokyo in an uncomfortable bind: defend Tomoko Akane, the Japanese president of The Hague-based court, and risk antagonising US leader Donald Trump, or temper its criticism and appear weak in the face of an…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}