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Japan Lawyers Deliver 170,000-Signature Petition to Lift ICC Sanctions

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC · How we work

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Japan’s lawyers group submitted a petition with over 170,000 signatures demanding the U.S. lift sanctions on ICC President Tomoko Akane.
The petition was delivered to Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki on Thursday.
Lawyer Yosuke Shamoto said Ozaki told the group the government had expressed support for the ICC to Washington.

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Japan’s lawyers group submitted a petition with over 170,000 signatures demanding the U.S. lift sanctions on ICC President Tomoko Akane.
The petition was delivered to Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki on Thursday.
Lawyer Yosuke Shamoto said Ozaki told the group the government had expressed support for the ICC to Washington.