Giant Hello Kitty-emblazoned kudos to Japan for finally signing the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. Now comes the hard part: actually making it work.
Dozens of American children are abducted to Japan every year—not by strangers, but by parents after messy divorces. Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky and Jake Adelstein report Updated Jul.
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Hi Blog. In a breathtakingly excellent article that only the Japan Times can give us (where else are you going to find these avenues for
Hi Blog. One more piece in the puzzle about why divorces with children in tow in Japan are so problematic. As we’ve discussed here before
Japan votes to adopt child abduction treaty 22 May 2013 BBC News Japan’s parliament voted unanimously to approve the treaty Related Stories Japan joins global
Hello Blog. Japan, after years of pressure from overseas, is now a signatory to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, where children
By Arudou DebitoDecember 2, 2006 I originally wrote a preliminary research essay on divorce in Japan last July (blogged at http://www.debito.org/index.php/?p=9). I neglected to mention that
By Arudou Debito, Sapporo, JapanExcerpted and adapted from upcoming book, “HANDBOOK FOR NEWCOMERS, MIGRANTS, AND IMMIGRANTS: Setting Down Roots in Japan” (published March 2008).Published by Success Stories Japan,
If you are thinking of marrying a Japanese citizen, congratulations! But to protect against the unthinkable, you should consider the following now. Should you decide