2014 MOFA pamphlet explaining Hague Treaty on Child Abductions to J citizens (full text with synopsis, including child-beating NJ father on cover & victimized J mothers throughout) UPDATE: With link to MOFA pdf and official E translation
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 of international marriages are to be protected against psychologically-damaging abductions and severed contact with one parent after marriage dissolution and divorce. Debito.org has covered this issue extensively in the past. What […]
DEBITO.ORG SPECIAL EDITION NEWSLETTER HOW TO GET A DIVORCE IN JAPAN
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 I was currently going through a very messy one myself. Now that it is over with, it is time to give a more complete picture. This post is structured as […]
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, a newsletter for corporate executives, issue dated June 2006.(Referential Links for claims made within the article appear at the very bottom.)For many readers of Success Stories, understanding the demographics of […]
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 to go ahead, you will hopefully be one of the happy international marriages out there. But if it doesn’t last, it wont just be you who looses, it will be […]
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, meaning they establish marriage as a more ironclad bond to keep families stable as a business. Divorce remains very difficult to achieve unilaterally unless one party has committed a crime […]
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 to create loopholes in Japan’s enforcement of the upcoming signatory status with the Hague Treaty on Child Abductions) is being stretched to justify just about any negative behavior (including non-tactile […]
Hague jars with Japan’s family law, a zero-sum game with only one outcome
On April 1, the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction went into force in Japan, as did the necessary implementing legislation. Having already written about this legislation in a prior column, I won’t revisit the subject here. While Japan’s accession is a welcome step forward, I wonder how it will actually pan […]
Dear Mum and Dad
Credit: Ministry of Social and Family Development Singapore
The ‘heartbreaking’ international child abductions tearing families apart
A partner flees back to Japan without warning taking your child. For them, it’s a strategic move. For the Australian parent left behind, it’s a never-ending nightmare. By Tim Elliott FEBRUARY 22, 2020 SaveShareNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size In 2007, when Daniel Wass was 31, he enrolled in a Japanese language course at […]
Kinderrecht vertrödelt
Wegen eines Brandenburger Urteils kann ein Vater die bereits bewilligte Rückkehr seiner entführten Söhne nicht durchsetzen Von Felix Lill 13.07.2020, 19:09 Uhr Lesedauer: 7 Min. »Ich glaube das nicht nur, sondern ich bin mir sicher«, sagt der Mann, der schon allen Grund hätte, an nichts mehr zu glauben. »Das kann nicht das Ende gewesen sein. […]