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HAGUE

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2018
Supreme Court breaks new ground, ruling in favor of U.S.-based Japanese father in international custody battle
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of a U.S.-based Japanese father seeking to reunite with his teenage son, who was taken by his estranged wife to Japan in 2016, concluding that the wife's dogged refusal to abide by an earlier court order mandating the minor's repatriation amounts to her "illegally...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Dec 31, 2017
Japan's Supreme Court hands down a road map for parental child abductions
The top court's latest ruling suggests judges will find ways to avoid messy Hague Convention returns that Japan lacks the means to enforce anyway.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 1, 2017
Three years after Japan signed Hague, parents who abduct still win
Despite winning return orders in court, foreign fathers are treated like offenders.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 26, 2017
Help for those seeking left-behind parents in Japan
Two adult daughters contacted Lifelines hoping to get help with issues related to their fathers.
EDITORIALS
Jan 26, 2017
Rules on handing over a child
A revision of the law governing child custody is imperative to ensure that court decisions on child transfers are enforced.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Apr 17, 2016
Two years after Japan signed Hague, children have been returned but old issues remain
A couple of years have passed since Japan signed the international convention on child abduction, and there is cause for celebration — and concern.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2015
Custody case a test for Japan, says U.S. father seeking access to girl held by grandmother
A U.S. man seeking access to his daughter said Monday that the case is an opportunity for Japan to prove to the world it no longer tolerates parental child abduction.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2015
Japan to introduce video visitation system for parents in cross-border custody disputes
The Foreign Ministry will in September introduce a virtual visitation system to enable parents to meet children who have been abducted by their estranged partners under the Hague convention on cross-border custody disputes.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2015
U.S. father seeking access to daughter blasts Japan's family courts
Seeking to regain custody of a daughter he hasn't seen in years, an American father called on the Tokyo Family Court on Thursday to stop "endorsing child abduction" by parents and demonstrate that it is capable of prioritizing the best interests of children.
Japan Times
LIFE
Apr 18, 2015
State of the reunion: Evaluating the Hague pact's success
As most parents know, there is nothing quite so life changing as having children. Imagine the pain a parent feels, then, if their children are taken from them. Now imagine the shock a parent feels if the person who abducted their children was their own spouse, a trusted partner who fled the country and...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2015
Girl's return to Sri Lanka is first in response to Hague Convention court order
The move represents the first time Japan has fulfilled a court order mandating the return of a child to their country of habitual residence under the convention.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 26, 2015
Number of reported child abductions down 'drastically' a year after Hague Convention
The Foreign Ministry says it has received 110 requests from parents seeking the return of a child or visitation access, nearly a year after the convention took effect in Japan.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Feb 4, 2015
Readers' letters: bursting bubbles on gaijin life and the Hague child-abduction treaty
A couple of readers' mails in response to recent Just Be Cause columns by Debito Arudou.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 1, 2015
Hate, muzzle and poll: a top 10 of issues for 2014
A recap of the top 10 human-rights news events affecting non-Japanese (NJ) in Japan last year.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 14, 2014
Readers' letters: Hague abduction pamphlets, East Asia ties, temping teachers and learning English
Some emails received in response to recent Community articles.

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