Every Child
Has Two Parents
'I would start crying at home, at work, on the street'
BBC reports on Left Behind Parents Japan.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12317895
With marriages between Japanese and foreigners increasing, the country is under pressure to bring its laws on child custody into line with other countries.
Dozens of cases have been reported of Japanese parents who have divorced abroad taking their children back to Japan despite joint custody rulings.
Roland Buerk met Alex, who has not seen his daughters since his ex-wife took them back to Japan.
The information on this website concerns a matter of public interest, and is provided for educational and informational purposes only in order to raise public awareness of issues concerning left-behind parents. Unless otherwise indicated, the writers and translators of this website are not lawyers nor professional translators, so be sure to confirm anything important with your own lawyer.
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