{
  "id": 3488153,
  "title": "Sanctioned ICC chief urges Japan to counter U.S. campaign",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/sanctioned-icc-chief-urges-japan-to-counter-u-s-campaign",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T10:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/26/japan/tomoko-akane-icc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane called on Japan to leverage its diplomatic influence to counter the United States' efforts targeting the tribunal and prevent member states in the region from withdrawing from the body. She emphasized that sanctions against court officials pose a \"crisis for the rule of law.\" Addressing a virtual press conference in The Hague, Akane rejected U.S. accusations that the court had violated the sovereignty of countries not accepting its jurisdiction. \"I can state categorically that there is absolutely no reason for me to be sanctioned,\" Akane asserted. \"It is not true that the ICC abused so-called international law to deprive independent states of their sovereignty, or that I have participated in doing so.\"",
  "summary": "\"I can state categorically that there is absolutely no reason for me to be sanctioned,\" the Japanese ICC chief said.",
  "key_points": [
    "ICC President Tomoko Akane urges Japan to counter U.S. campaign against tribunal",
    "Sanctions against court officials pose crisis for rule of law",
    "Akane rejects U.S. accusations of violating sovereignty of non-accepting countries"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Sanctioned Japanese ICC chief urges PM Takaichi to stand up to US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/sanctioned-japanese-icc-chief-urges-pm-takaichi-to-stand-up-to-us",
        "published": "2026-08-26T09:27:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "ICC urges Japan to counter US campaign against court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/icc-urges-japan-to-counter-us-campaign-against-court",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:18:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}