Symposium on the Hague Convention Considering the Modality of International Family Mediation Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

“Symposium on the Hague Convention – in Considering the Modality of International Family Mediation –” Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs December 12, 2012 The Government of Japan has been making efforts toward the conclusion of “the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Hague Convention)”. Should it be concluded, … More Symposium on the Hague Convention Considering the Modality of International Family Mediation Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Before and After Science – Fukushima – Japanese Scientists Bought With Nuclear Industry Money

December 6, 2012 AP Exclusive: Japan Scientists Took Utility Money from ASSOCIATED PRESS In this March  2011  photo, young evacuees are screened at a shelter for leaked radiation from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in Fukushima, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Influential Japanese scientists who help set national radiation exposure limits have for years had trips paid … More Before and After Science – Fukushima – Japanese Scientists Bought With Nuclear Industry Money

Grim Electoral Prospects / The Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Is Not Over!

This is a look into the impending election in Japan. Stories of the type you see below were more abundant a year ago. This is now. I saw this on the web, and thought I would share it with my U.S. friends. It deserves to be considered. The Fukushima radiation crisis is not over. Unless … More Grim Electoral Prospects / The Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Is Not Over!

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

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