It seems Japan WILL at long last become a signatory of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - more here:-
http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/japan-to-announce-plan-to-join-hague-convention-on-child-abductions-in-may
This is astounding news if it happens to all go to plan. This will completely change the legal system in Japan and give proper rights to left-behind parents. This is the best news we could ever hope for. Of course, let's wait and see that this all follows through and that in actual cold, hard, reality - this represents real, tangible rights for left-behind parents in the cold light of day. |