AFP News Agency(@AFP):🇯🇵 International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan warned on Friday against "the demise of international rule of law" after she was hit by US sanctions. "The sanction against me this time was something I had anticipated to an extent, so I'm not surprised," Akane said in a statement released on X by her publisher Bungei Shunju.

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2026.08.21 09:10

🇯🇵 International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan warned on Friday against "the demise of international rule of law" after she was hit by US sanctions. "The sanction against me this time was something I had anticipated to an extent, so I'm not surprised," Akane said in a statement released on X by her publisher Bungei Shunju.