{
  "id": 3625361,
  "title": "ICC's Japanese president says she 'won't give up' despite US sanctions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/iccs-japanese-president-says-she-wont-give-up-despite-us-sanctions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T00:20:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iccs-japanese-president-says-she-wont-give-despite-us-sanctions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Tomoko Akane, has stated she will not back down despite US sanctions. The sanctions, announced by Washington last week, targeted Akane and the ICC's senior trial lawyer from Senegal, Abdoulaye Seye. The sanctions come amid US President Donald Trump's ambition to dismantle the ICC for investigating Israeli and potentially US officials for war crimes.\n\nAkane revealed that the sanctions have blocked her access to her credit card, but she emphasized that even if sanctions against the ICC itself are added, the organization will not give up. She reiterated that a permanent body like the ICC must never be shut down and must be resisted at all costs.\n\nJapan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also defended the country's condemnation of the US sanctions, calling them \"very unfortunate\" and insisting that Japan will engage with the ICC when and where necessary. As the ICC's largest funder, Japan must protect this crucial organization, Takaichi stated.\n\nIn response to the US pressure, Akane expressed hope that Japan, as the court's biggest funder, would reach out to less powerful member countries that might be swayed by the US to withdraw from the ICC. She called on these countries to stand together and resist the pressure.",
  "summary": "ICC's Japanese president says she 'won't give up' despite US sanctions The Japanese president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Tomoko Akane, said she would not back down under US pressure. Last week, Washington announced that it was sanctioning Akane, as well as the body's Senegalese senior trial lawyer, Abdoulaye Seye. It came amid US President Donald Trump's stated mission of…",
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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."
}