https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/takaichi-urges-un-to-cut-japan-s-1940s-era-enemy-state-tagContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/takaichi-urges-un-to-cut-japan-s-1940s-era-enemy-state-taghttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/takaichi-urges-un-to-cut-japan-s-1940s-era-enemy-state-tag#u84649Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:56:23 +0000Japanese leader Takaichi has asked the United Nations to eliminate a designation from the 1940s that labels Japan an enemy state. While Takaichi maintains Japan is committed to a free and open international order, China has pushed back against the request to remove the wartime label. Separately, the Japanese Prime Minister pledged support for the International Criminal Court following comments from Donald Trump describing the court as out of control.Why it mattersThe enemy state tag dates back to the 1940s era of World War II. Removing the label would signal a formal shift in Japan's inte