Divorce Conflict Madness – Machiko Terauchi’s Indifference to Rui

The video clip below is something I saw on Youtube that reminded me again, again, again, (like I need to be reminded?) that Machiko’s drive to divorce and abduction is a miserably narcissistic and cruel thing to do to Rui. I didn’t want to divorce her; in the end, I wanted to live with my … More Divorce Conflict Madness – Machiko Terauchi’s Indifference to Rui

Japan Abducts Children (2)

Our first 800 days. The Japanese State condones the international abduction of children upon marital breakdown or failure. By encouraging the practice of abduction, then masking parental kidnapping as  “custody determination”, Japan helps to induce Japanese families to bring about the permanent separation of children from the parents who have raised them, and upon whom … More Japan Abducts Children (2)

Japan’s Continuing Failure to Sign the Hague Abduction Convention: The Absence of Children’s Human Rights

An Update Concerning Japan’s Continuing Failure to Sign the Hague Abduction Convention by Jeremy Morley Thursday, August 23, 2012 Over the past couple of years the Japanese Government has made a succession of statements concerning its purported intention to sign the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. These statements were quite … More Japan’s Continuing Failure to Sign the Hague Abduction Convention: The Absence of Children’s Human Rights

ABC News – Children Abducted to Japan, Fathers Left Behind

On April 15th and April 16th, 2011, the ABC news broadcasts we had been waiting for aired to a national  and then international audience. Without doubt, this was and is a significant step in bringing our dilemma and our cause to much wider exposure and much greater public awareness. For those of us who were … More ABC News – Children Abducted to Japan, Fathers Left Behind