DIVORCE IN JAPAN – WHAT A MESS
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,
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So you are thinking of marrying a Japanese…?
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
WHAT TO DO IF…you want to get a divorce
Be careful when you marry a Japanese. Be sure the relationship will last. Divorce laws in Japan have not changed for over a hundred years,
Child Abductions Issue: How Japan’s debate on defining “Domestic Violence”, the loophole in enforcing the Hague Treaty, is heading in the wrong direction
Hi Blog. Here is a report from a Debito.org reader who translates how the debate on Domestic Violence in Japan (being cited as a reason
Solving parental child abduction problem no piece of cake
Carving out Hague caveats could halt the return of any kids snatched to Japan The Way of Cake is mysterious and paradoxical. A master of
Biased pamphlet bodes ill for left-behind foreign parents outside Japan
After years of pressure from foreign governments and enormous efforts by “left-behind” parents to have access to children abducted to and from Japan after marital
Mother appeals Osaka court order to return child to father in Sri Lanka under Hague pact
OSAKA – The mother of a 5-year-old girl appealed an Osaka family court order Wednesday that her daughter must be returned to Sri Lanka to live
Child abductions down in year since Hague pact, but not all are happy
Since Japan belatedly joined the Hague Convention a year ago, the Foreign Ministry has hailed the pact as instrumental in reducing cross-border child abductions involving
Girl’s return to Sri Lanka is first in response to Hague Convention court order
A 5-year-old girl was returned to live with her Japanese father in Sri Lanka in early April after being abducted by her mother and brought
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State of the reunion: Evaluating the Hague pact’s success
More than a year has passed since Japan officially adopted the Hague Convention on child abductions and while the number of reported cases has fallen