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Story of Japanese Family Court “Investigation” – Alex’s Story – Child Abduction is State Policy in Japan, Part 3

June 24, 2011

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. Maya Angelou 1 How is it possible to convey the corrupt  practices of Japanese state sponsorship of child abduction?  This story below is from a fellow left-behind parent living in Japan. His name is Alex.  I’m appalled by what Alex has experienced; his … More Story of Japanese Family Court “Investigation” – Alex’s Story – Child Abduction is State Policy in Japan, Part 3

Victims of a Safe Society – Child Abduction is State Policy, Part 1

June 24, 2011

1 Below is an article which appeared some time ago  in the LA Times. Reasonable people might assume that once this injustice had been made public, it should have been subject to reform. However, that is not the case. Human rights reports continue to decry the state of police practice and lack of fundamental protection … More Victims of a Safe Society – Child Abduction is State Policy, Part 1

Rui, When we wake up one day, this will have just been a bad dream

June 15, 2011

  In the Iliad, Cassandra, for rejecting Apollo, received the gift of seeing the future, which was a punishment because no one took her prophecies seriously: Cassandra: Why vainly dost thou torture me, Apollo?Who, when thou lent me power of prophecy,Gav’st to my words no weight! Unto the windsFly all my prophecies, gaining with menCredence … More Rui, When we wake up one day, this will have just been a bad dream