Child poverty in Japan

Children in poor households tend to get limited educational opportunities, which reduces their chance of getting decent jobs and raises the prospect of them living in poverty in the future. The government’s first-ever policy outline to address the growing problem of child poverty lacks specific targets or financial measures to correct the situation. The Abe […]

My Children (an abduction story)

Video I made for my children and to raise awareness of Japan and their state sponsored child abduction and child abuse. Please see my page for more details and the abductors faces. https://reunitekidsjapan.com/video-fo… If you are a left behind parent please register and post your story photos messages to children. Full custody holder of: Leon […]

Divorce with Kids in Japan: The Stress of No Joint Child Custody

Advice, resources and why one writer wishes he would have prepared for the worst after divorce. This is Part 2 of a narrative about getting divorced in Japan with children. To catch up, read Randy’s personal story in Part 1 first. *** I married my Japanese wife in 2009 in Japan and we had a daughter together […]

Divorce with Kids in Japan: Her Mother Kidnapped Her

One father’s story after hearing, ‘You are never going to see your daughter again.’ The following is Part 1 of a three-part series on divorce in Japan. Another awful night of sleep. More stress and worry of losing my daughter. She was here sleeping next to me only a few months ago. Now she’s gone. […]

Parental Alienation – Third Party Alienation

Shawn Wygant, M.A., TLLP, is a highly skilled and dedicated forensic psychology associate and expert witness. He specializes in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of parental alienation as well as other complex forms of child psychological maltreatment. For the past 6 years, he has worked with Demosthenes Lorandos, Ph.D., J.D., on parental alienation cases throughout […]

Parental Alienation – A Trans-Generational Trauma

Karen Woodall is a Trans-Generational Psychotherapist Treating Parental Alienation. She is a highly experienced psychotherapist and author who has worked with separated families since 1991. Research reveals that adult alienated children suffer in very unique ways—ways that include a strong chance of becoming alienated from their own children. The interminable pain follows adult–child victims from […]

Displacement and Family Separation for Syrian Refugee Children

According to the United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the world is facing the biggest refugee crisis since WWII, having surpassed 50 million people who have been forced to leave their homes as refugees, as asylum seekers, or as internally displaced persons (IDPs) within their home countries. This massive increase is driven largely by […]