tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post4143140175439007110..comments2022-11-05T22:26:28.943+09:00Comments on Japan without the sugar: Kidnapping the only safe option two internationally-wanted kidnappers sayDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16435915677126518313noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-3673465506233231792010-05-19T18:11:43.018+09:002010-05-19T18:11:43.018+09:00Thank you for that.Thank you for that.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435915677126518313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-19441945429753323562010-05-19T06:00:18.069+09:002010-05-19T06:00:18.069+09:00The Hague Convention was designed to return quickl...The Hague Convention was designed to return quickly the abducted children to their original jurisdiction so the court with jurisdiction could make a custody determination. If there is abuse (Child or DV), this will be address at that pertinent court, and if this is true.... the abductors could return or move to any place they want, including Japan. The problem is that since Japan has not signed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-90642305696989951762010-05-18T11:42:04.982+09:002010-05-18T11:42:04.982+09:00You could give it a shot. You've certainly got...You could give it a shot. You've certainly got the logic down.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435915677126518313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-70152771591200768392010-05-18T08:51:17.440+09:002010-05-18T08:51:17.440+09:00I thought that Japan Times headline, "Returni...I thought that Japan Times headline, "Returning to Japan with kids was only safe option, two mothers say", could use a minor re-write:<br />"Returning to North Korea with kids was only safe option, submarine commanders say".<br />Also, some of the text: "In North Korea, most people would say he is just a submarine commander trying to do what he thought best for his jib Halyardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-51838835086932739532010-05-15T23:00:11.437+09:002010-05-15T23:00:11.437+09:00Yes, I saw that one, it was better done article th...Yes, I saw that one, it was better done article than the one above. I found the interview with attorney Kensuke Onuki "enlightening."<br /><br />"What is important is to consider what is the best situation for the child and not the rights of the parents — whether it is better for the child to live in Japan with his or her mother, or live with the father abroad," Onuki said. &Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435915677126518313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-41339766028517291102010-05-15T10:28:01.136+09:002010-05-15T10:28:01.136+09:00To be fair her second article on the issue is a bi...To be fair her second article on the issue is a bit better - or at least her interview with the attorney Otani at the end - I think this is the only level headed "defense" of Japan's intransigence on the issue that I have heard (ultimately from someone who favours joining the Hague convention). http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100514f1.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-89843640969631154282010-05-15T09:18:07.647+09:002010-05-15T09:18:07.647+09:00Well, I have been told that all those foreign wome...Well, I have been told that all those foreign women are big and strong, so I am sure that there must be at least a few men have had to follow their children's wishes and flee with them back to the land of safety and justice.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435915677126518313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-30456203612195976902010-05-15T00:52:42.578+09:002010-05-15T00:52:42.578+09:00Very true! More trash from the Japan Times is not ...Very true! More trash from the Japan Times is not surprising, but this was below even their <br />low standards. No wonder I never buy their pro-Japan paper!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420606.post-21788655191238598982010-05-14T23:22:55.347+09:002010-05-14T23:22:55.347+09:00Hmm. A bit lacking in corroboration. Though these ...Hmm. A bit lacking in corroboration. Though these two ladies may well be telling the truth, the last line is telling: <br /><br />Kawasaki said the reason she is against Japan joining the Hague Convention is because it completely ignores the children's wishes. "It is just too cruel to ignore the children's pleas and force them to return," she said.<br /><br />- because of courseOur Man in Abikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915661033105808209noreply@blogger.com