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Japan speeds up fresh support for households affected by child abuse

National / Crime & Legal Nov 26, 2021

Japan speeds up fresh support for households affected by child abuse

The program will send helpers to households with signs of child abuse to do housework and support child-rearing.

A hunger strike reignites conversations about parental rights in Japan

National Aug 4, 2021

A hunger strike reignites conversations about parental rights in Japan

by Tomohiro Osaki

Detractors of the country's system of sole parental authority say it promotes child "abductions," while supporters say change could exacerbate domestic abuse.

EU envoys back Frenchman on hunger strike over Japan child custody

National Jul 31, 2021

EU envoys back Frenchman on hunger strike over Japan child custody

Japan, unlike most countries, does not recognize joint custody and children often lose contact with the noncustodial parent.

Suga meets with France's Macron as pair affirm security cooperation

National Jul 24, 2021

Suga meets with France's Macron as pair affirm security cooperation

The two leaders strengthen bilateral security cooperation as part of efforts to realize a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" and touched on the issue of parental abduction in Japan.

Children stateless in Japan due to gaps in knowledge about process, survey finds

National Jul 20, 2021

Children stateless in Japan due to gaps in knowledge about process, survey finds

With a surge in the number of foreign students and workers in Japan, the number of stateless children has been on the rise in recent years.

French father goes on hunger strike for kids 'abducted' by Japanese wife

National Jul 12, 2021

French father goes on hunger strike for kids 'abducted' by Japanese wife

The man, who says his children were abducted by their Japanese mother, hopes his protest in Tokyo will bring international attention to his fight to be reunited with his family.

Tokyo's Adachi Ward responds to controversy by certifying LGBT families

National Apr 1, 2021

Tokyo's Adachi Ward responds to controversy by certifying LGBT families

by Ami Takahashi

The initiative in the ward is rare in a nation that does not legally recognize marriage between members of the LGBT community.

Suga’s remark sparks hope for letting married couples use different surnames

National | FOCUS Nov 22, 2020

Suga’s remark sparks hope for letting married couples use different surnames

When Suga was asked about his past call for creating the option, he said, "As a politician, I bear a responsibility as I have said such things."

In Japan, foreign parents lead charge against loss of child custody

National / Crime & Legal Jan 17, 2020

In Japan, foreign parents lead charge against loss of child custody

by Chang-ran Kim

A growing number of foreign nationals in Japan are speaking out against what they say is a little-known but entrenched system that allows one parent in a broken relationship to take away children and block the other from visiting them. The issue of what domestic ...

Australian father gets suspended term for trespassing at in-law's Tokyo home

National / Crime & Legal Jan 15, 2020

Australian father gets suspended term for trespassing at in-law's Tokyo home

by Magdalena Osumi

A Tokyo-based Australian journalist and father was given a suspended prison term of six months by the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday for illegally trespassing into a building complex where his in-laws live in Tokyo's Suginami Ward in October, in what the journalist said ...

Opposition parties submit bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Japan

National / Politics Jun 4, 2019

Opposition parties submit bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Japan

Major opposition parties have submitted a bill that would permit same-sex marriage, a move that comes weeks after Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage. The bill, submitted Monday, is unlikely to go far in the Diet, where the ruling Liberal ...

Japan's Supreme Court rejects man's damages claim against ex-wife's partner over adultery

National / Crime & Legal Feb 20, 2019

Japan's Supreme Court rejects man's damages claim against ex-wife's partner over adultery

The Supreme Court Tuesday rejected a damages claim brought by a man in his 40s against his former spouse's then-lover, infidelity with whom led, he claimed, to he and his wife's divorce. At the top court's Third Petty Bench, presiding Judge Yuko Miyazaki said that ...

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