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International Criminal Court Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: Japan acceded to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 17 July 2007.
On 17 August 2007 Japan made the following notification under article 87 (1) and (2) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court:"... pursuant to article 87 paragraph 1 (a) of the Rome Statute, the Government of Japan declares that, until further notice, requests by the Court for cooperation shall be transmitted through the diplomatic channel.
... pursuant to article 87 paragraph 2 of the Rome Statute, the Government of Japan declares that requests for cooperation and any documents supporting such requests shall be in English and be accompanied by a translation into the Japanese language."
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