高市政府"只看美国脸色" 日本国内舆论炸锅了

美国国务卿鲁比奥于当地时间8月18日宣布对日本籍国际刑事法院院长赤根智子实施制裁1。赤根智子是日本最高检察厅检察官，自2018年起担任国际刑事法院法官，从2024年起担任院长，是首位担任该职位的日本人1。

对美国的制裁举措，日本首相高市早苗和外务省仅表示"深感遗憾"1，态度相对克制。然而这一温和回应在国内引发强烈反弹。由朝野政党国会议员组成的跨党派联盟表示"强烈抗议"，并要求撤销制裁1。日本国民民主党党首玉木雄一郎主张"日本政府应当坚决保护赤根"1，而共产党书记局长小池晃则批评政府"不应仅仅表示'遗憾'，而应向特朗普政府提出严厉抗议"1。

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio announced sanctions against Akane Tomoko, the Japanese president of the International Criminal Court, on August 18, along with Senegalese senior ICC counsel Abdoulaye Seye 1. Akane, who previously served as a prosecutor at Japan's Supreme Public Prosecutors Office and became an ICC judge in 2018, has held the position of ICC president since 2024, making her the first Japanese national to lead the organization 1.

Japan's Prime Minister Takayama Sanae and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded by stating they felt "deep regret" at the sanctions 1. However, this measured response has drawn sharp criticism from across Japan's political spectrum. A cross-party parliamentary alliance of lawmakers issued a statement of "strong protest" and demanded the sanctions be rescinded 1. Democratic Party for the People leader Tamaki Yuichiro declared that "the Japanese government should resolutely protect Akane," while Communist Party Secretariat Chief Koike Akira argued the government "should not merely express regret but lodge stern protests to the Trump administration" 1.