Tag: Japanese Family Bar Aassociation;child abduction

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

September 9, 2012

 「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

August 27, 2012

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

Senate Resolution: Resolve Cases of Children Abducted by Parents Across International Borders

August 2, 2012

I’m pleased to report that Senator Barbara Boxer of California introduced a resolution today (August 2, 2012 ) to condemn International Parental Child Abduction, asking that more be done to prevent and resolve our children’s abduction cases. In introducing the resolution, she and fellow Senators Lautenberg, Kerry, Lugar, and Inhofe are responding to the frustration … More Senate Resolution: Resolve Cases of Children Abducted by Parents Across International Borders

Odysseus and Telemachus (“Like one escaped from death.”)

July 30, 2012

After Odysseus had been away from his home in Ithaca for 20 years or so, Telemachus, who was an infant when Odysseus disappeared, set out to find him. Late in The Odyssey, Telemachus having followed Odysseus trail through many adventures, himself a decade away from home, returns as Athena advises Odysseus to show himself to … More Odysseus and Telemachus (“Like one escaped from death.”)