Members of the Parents and Children’s Network hold signs with pictures of their children and notes that include “I want to see my kids!” after a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 16. (Akiko Kashiwagi/The Washington Post)
In Japan, divorce can mean losing access to children. Many parents want that to change.
Members of the Parents and Children’s Network hold signs with pictures of their children and notes that include “I want to see my kids!” after a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 16. (Akiko Kashiwagi/The Washington Post)
Duped into divorce: Foreign nationals plead for help in Japan
SocietyDuped into divorce: Foreign nationals plead for help in JapanMany unwittingly divorced under "easy" system Around 11,000 marriages between Japanese people and foreign nationals ended in divorce in 2018, according to Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare statistics. TOKYO -- The plight of foreign nationals in Japan who have been divorced against their wishes is being exposed as the country o
Divorce and Child Custody Issues in the Japanese Legal System
By Colin P.A. Jones, Professor at Doshisha University Law School Introduction Japan has developed a growing reputation as a haven for international parental child abduction. Major media outlets in the United States and other countries have brought attention to a number of recent cases of children being unilaterally removed by a Japanese parent from the United States before or after divorce, often
Japanese government to study whether to introduce joint custody of children after divorce
The Justice Ministry said Friday it will launch a study by the end of this year on whether to introduce a system to allow for joint custody of children after their parents divorce. A new panel at the ministry will attempt to resolve major issues regarding the system to allow both a father and mother to share custody, as views in favor of such a system have been growing. But there has also been fir
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Parents' group demands state redress over Japan's post-divorce single-custody system - The Mainichi