Tag - icc

 
Menu
Search
 
April 18, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

ICC

A native of the central prefecture of Aichi, Tomoko Akane began serving as a prosecutor in Japan in 1982 before taking up posts such as a professor at a Japanese law school and head of a U.N. training center. She became an ICC judge in March 2018.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 12, 2024
ICC picks Tomoko Akane as new president for 2024-2027 term
She is the first Japanese to head the Hague-based court tasked with investigating and prosecuting crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.
Rescuers clear debris from a multistory building heavily damaged following a Russian drone strike in Odessa on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2024
ICC issues warrants over Russian strikes on Ukraine's power grid
The court has previously targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin with an international arrest warrant over the deportation of Ukrainian children.
The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2023
International law, warts and all, is still better than no law
However imperfect, international law makes life for many people less nasty, brutish and short than it would otherwise be
Brazil's President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva meets with then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow in May 2010.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 10, 2023
Lula says Putin can visit Brazil for G20 without fear of arrest
Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who is subject to an international arrest warrant over his invasion of Ukraine, skipped India’s G20 summit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2023
Putin, facing arrest risk, to skip BRICS summit in South Africa
The U.S. and its allies have sought to make Putin into a pariah over his invasion, but many countries in the global south have refused to join sanctions against Moscow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2023
South Africa’s Ramaphosa plans call with China’s Xi amid furor over Putin warrant
Some South African ministers are in favor of the BRICS summit moving to China, which isn’t a member of the International Criminal Court.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2023
A world with Putin and Trump in the dock
The recent indictments of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President Donald Trump highlight the law’s growing, and potentially dangerous, dominion in politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2023
Finally, a serious offer to take Putin off Russia’s hands
The International Criminal Court just made it easier for any successor to get rid of Vladimir Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023
Putin to welcome Xi to Moscow at critical moment
Xi will be the first world leader to shake Putin's hand since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2023
Russia signals it will take more Ukrainian children, a crime in progress
Far from disguising the deportations, the Kremlin puts the children on display in Red Square photo-ops and at lavish concerts celebrating the war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2023
Arrest warrant from criminal court pierces Putin’s aura of impunity
A highly symbolic move by the International Criminal Court, which accused President Vladimir Putin of war crimes, carries moral weight.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2023
Will Russia's Vladimir Putin really ever be arrested?
The ICC has issued an arrest warrant, but does this mean the Russian president, accused of the war crime of deporting children, is really ever likely to stand trial in The Hague?
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2023
Russia and Ukraine battle for Bakhmut as ICC seeks war crime arrest warrants
The International Criminal Court is expected to seek the arrest of Russian officials for forcibly deporting children from Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2022
ICC head keen to set up court's first regional office in Japan
'I personally would be keen for the ICC to have a permanent presence in the region, especially in Japan,' ICC President Piotr Hofmanski said in an interview in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2022
International Criminal Court to propose opening regional office in Japan
The ICC apparently thinks that establishing an office in Japan, its biggest financial contributor, will help the court increase its number of members in Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2022
How could Russia's Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?
Legal experts say a prosecution of President Vladimir Putin or other Russian leaders would face high hurdles and could take years.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 5, 2022
ICC faces 'myriad challenges' to prosecute war crimes in Ukraine
According to the U.N., at least 249 civilians have been killed since Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine on Feb. 24, in the biggest military attack on a European state since World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2021
International Criminal Court says it has jurisdiction in Palestinian territories
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday found the court has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories, paving the way for a possible criminal investigation, despite Israeli objections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 18, 2020
ICC trial in The Hague one option for Sudan's al-Bashir, says minister
Sudan could send former leader Omar al-Bashir and other suspects to The Hague for trial before the International Criminal Court, but any decision would need approval from military and civilian rulers, the information minister said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 12, 2020
Sudan agrees ex-President al-Bashir should appear before ICC over Darfur crimes
Sudan's government and rebel groups in Darfur agreed on Tuesday that all those wanted by the International Criminal Court should appear before the tribunal, a list that includes ousted president Omar al-Bashir.
Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Shikoku
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Japan on Wednesday. The area marked in red recorded a weak 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
Japan’s best and brightest designers set to shine in Milan
Adal’s Look into Nature brand, on show at Salon del Mobile 2024, rethinks "igusa" (Japanese rush grass), traditionally used for tatami, as a sustainable material for furniture.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
For Japan's oldest kabuki theater, the show must go on
By Lance Henderstein

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

A young restaurant leads the way in Karuizawa
A young restaurant leads the way in Karuizawa

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER