Japan Tries to Fix a Child Custody System Under Fire From All Sides
Thanks to sole custody, limited visitation and weak courts, kids are often estranged from one parent. But opponents of reform say some proposed changes could make matters worse. By Marika Katanuma January 24, 2023 at 10:00 PM GMT+2 Yasuo Hojyo was home alone when his wife and five-year-old son appeared in the doorway. He said the […]
‘Whoever abducts first wins’: Why Japan won’t allow this Australian mother to see her children
Catherine Henderson says she hasn’t spoken with her two teenage children since they were abducted by their father over three years ago; something that’s legal under Japan’s custody system. Catherine Henderson with her two children and then husband in 2011. This image has been digitally altered. Credit: Supplied. Watch the documentary ‘Japan’s Taken Children’ at 9.30pm Tuesday […]
US Ass Sec of State meets Japan FM over child custody cases
News Roundup: How Significant is the Ministry of Justice’s Joint Custody Proposal?
Vincent Fichot believes not very, stating that it’s nothing more than “window dressing” BY MATTHEW HERNON JUNE 24, 2022 UPDATED ON JUNE 24, 2022 Reports by the Mainichi Shimbun and Nikkei daily on Monday revealed that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is preparing a joint custody proposal for divorced couples with children in Japan. It sounds like great news at last for […]
American Children Kidnapped and Taken to Japan 2/16/2011
Japan proves safe haven for abducted kids
Japan’s Parental Child Abduction [ENG CC]
Scott McIntyre: “Parent arrested while trying to find his children”
The Rights of Parents and Children: How to Better Implement the Goldman Act on Child Abduction
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 – 1:00pmLocation: 2172 Rayburn and Virtual, via Cisco WebEx Announcement Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on “The Rights of Parents and Children: How to Better Implement the Goldman Act on Child Abduction.” The Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes that “the child, for the full and harmonious development […]
American father wins custody of child after divorce from Japanese woman
OSAKA A Nicaraguan-born man who lives in the U.S. state of Wisconsin has been awarded custody of his 9-year-old daughter, ending a four-year court battle with his former Japanese wife. Moises Garcia married Emiko Inoue in 2002 and settled in Wisconsin where their daughter Karina was born the same year. However, Emiko took the girl […]
