I am the father of a beloved son who has been retained in Japan by his Japanese mother against my will. My boy has been kept out of contact with me since June, 2010. I am struggling to save him and get justice for us.
I read, or at least I tried to read, a story on the Buzzfeed Japan website during May (2016) about Mr. Yasuyuki Watanabe, a Japanese father who regained custody of his daughter after a six-year court battle throughout most of which he and his daughter were prevented from knowing and seeing each other. I am … More Buzzfeed Discovers Japanese Child Abduction.
Hard Times There was a Camptown man who used to plow and singHe loved that mule and the mule loved himWhen the day got long as it does about nowI’d hear him singing to his muley cow Calling come on my sweet old girlI’d bet the whole damn worldThat we’re gonna make it yet to … More Hard Times, No More
ERASURE OF THE FATHER Coercive Practices, Corrosive Effects In Japanese International Parental Child Abduction BRIAN W. PRAGER ABSTRACT Erasure of the father, the expulsion of a caregiving natural parent from the lives of young children, is epidemic in Japan today. Today roughly three million children in Japan have meager-to-no contact with one parent after divorce, … More Erasure of the Father: Coercive Practices, Corrosive Effects In Japanese International Parental Child Abduction
Is this a boy who is afraid of his father? https://vimeo.com/150085811 (I’m including two links to the video clip, in case there are technical difficulties with getting one or the other to play) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvARTfjeCtI&t=22s One of many key elements of the machine: The Misuse of Psychological Evaluations as an Aid to Child Abduction-by-Court in Japan … More The Erasure of the Father
For Rui Boy 