From the Shadows – Documentary Reveals Japanese State-Supported International Parental Kidnapping

FROM THE SHADOWS – Documentary Film Directed by Matt Antell, David Hearn 2012 At the Philadelphia Film Festival 2012 http://filmadelphia.festivalgenius.com/2012/films/fromtheshadows0_mattantell_filmadelphia2012 Run time: 90 min. | Japan, USA | Language: English This documentary follows the heart-wrenching stories of five different parents whose children have been abducted by their other parent to Japan, a country whose government … More From the Shadows – Documentary Reveals Japanese State-Supported International Parental Kidnapping

Hine Ma Tov

On Rosh Hashana, the New Year in autumn, I walked Rui down to East Broadway in New York to peer into the windows of the study houses where men with long gray beards and black caftans swayed over their books, like Roman Vishniac photographs come to life. There, down at the East River where “bubas” … More Hine Ma Tov

Japanese Freeze and Father Flees: “I just wanted to get the custody of my child!”

 「引き取りたかった」別居中の実子連れ去り逮捕 北九州市八幡東区で、離婚に向けて別居中の自分の子どもを連れ去ったとして、35歳の男が逮捕されました。 In Yahatahigashi Kitakyushu District, a 35-year-old man, estranged from his wife and moving towards divorce, was arrested for abducting his child. Minoru Tamura, the father, was arrested (and declared a suspect). According to the police, the 1-year-old Tamura boy was taken around 9:30 pm July 19, on the Yahataekimae JR. While talking to … More Japanese Freeze and Father Flees: “I just wanted to get the custody of my child!”

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