Category: Joint custody

Japan Cited 3 Times in U.S. Senate Resolution Condemning International Parental Child Abduction

December 5, 2012

The U.S. Senate passed Resolution 543 today, condemning International Parental Child Abduction, and identifying Japan three times – more than any other country – as a haven for parental abductors which fails to recognize international parental  abduction as a crime, and mocks parents and children’s pre-existing custody rights and default custody rights, in defiance of … More Japan Cited 3 Times in U.S. Senate Resolution Condemning International Parental Child Abduction

New Party Backs Hague Treaty and Progressive Family Measures in Upcoming Japanese Election

December 4, 2012

The Japanese Diet will be dissolved in December 2012, and a new Diet will soon be elected. The collapse of the DPJ government has been foreseen for some time; the Noda administration has expended what political capital it had on pushing for an unpopular, politically regressive increase in Japan’s consumption tax. Ho hum.  The center of … More New Party Backs Hague Treaty and Progressive Family Measures in Upcoming Japanese Election

Banging For Music

November 26, 2012

“Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.” -Jean Jacques Rousseau (The Social Contract) “Some people are beginning to catch on; they will no longer take banging for music.” – Denis Diderot (Rameau’s Nephew) There is now more than ever a need to renew our efforts to create  a movement here to reunite … More Banging For Music