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Strategy Meetings
Asian Peoples Friendship Society and Left Behind Parents Japan held 3 Strategy Meetings since joining forces in
December to campaign for Parental and Childrens Rights in Japan. This strategy has allowed us greater access to
government officials so that our concerns can be heard. We have been featured in 3 news articles, lobbied
directly to Diet Politicians, and delivered our Policy Statement to the Ministry of Justice.
To learn more visit our Activities Page.
Japan moves closer to joining child custody pact
TOKYO -- The Japanese government on Friday approved a bill to join a pact on settling cross-border child custody rows, opening the way for its adoption after years of
foreign pressure. The cabinet approved the bill that would mean Japan signing the 1980 Hague Convention. It would extend custody rights to non-Japanese parents whose
children are moved to Japan by their former spouse. The bill is now set to be debated in the Diet....
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Asian Peoples Friendship Society has over 25years experience in Japan helping the foreign community. If you need legal counseling, immigration assistance, housing advice, marriage counseling, and other issues contact Jotaro Kato at Asian Peoples Friendship Society
Phone: 03-3964-8739
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL |
One of the world's key Human Rights Organizations. You can contact their Japan Office by visiting the website of Amnesty International
NPO Visit assist non-custodial parents in obtaining visitation with their child. The mediation is done directly with both parties, no courts are involved. Should you need assistance in obtaining a visit with your child contact NPO Visit or visit their website. English speakers should obtain a translator.
Phone: 090-9806-1729
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Diet Study Session, March 16, 2012
The Rights of the Parent and Child to maintain contact with each other in the event of divorce, seperation, or decease of one Parent is a Fundamental Human Right that is recognized by Governments around the World and practiced in nearly every culture on earth. Left Behind Parents Japan supports this Right. To learn more about our organization use the link below. ツイート |
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Christmas Candle Act Dec 22, 2011
Left Behind Parents Japan and Asian Peoples Friendship Society held a demonstration in front of Japan's Ministry of Justice to highlight the
issue of Left Behind Parents. Its extremely painful Left Behind Parents cannot see their children during the holiday season. Left Behind Parents Japan
and Asian Peoples Friendship Society delivered its Joint Policy Statement to the Ministry of Justice calling for Japan to abolish its Sole Custody System and
adopt.... Read more...
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Meeting w/Japanese Diet Member Nov 01, 2011 We visitied the office of Diet Member Hakubun Shimomura to discuss the Left Behind Parents problem here in Japan. Many parents expressed their resentment and anger at the government for not having the legal rights to see their children. Read more... ツイート |
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Missing Children and Parents
Our activities have found that while parents are acvtive in seeking their child when contact is lost, children are also active in seeking their parents when they reach a certain age, around puberty and some cases slightly earlier. Left Behind Parents Japan offers a profile for both, parents and children. Use the link here to upload information about a missing child or parent.
A joint lobbying effort to Diet members in 2011 by various organizations in Japan |
Protest March thru the streets of Shibuya |
A former member speaking at US Vice President Biden demonstration |
Many Civic Groups and Parents urged the Government to adopt Joint Custody in 2011 |
Parents urged US Vice President Biden to address Child Abduuction issue with former Japanese PM Kan |
Masako lobbying for Parental Rights at Diet Study Group |
From The Shadows Movie Screening and Seminar supported by Harvard Club Of Japan, April 9, 2012 1:00PM-9:00PM
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Please join us Monday April 9 at the Tokyo Foundation to watch a private screening of the documentary movie "From the Shadows," (work in progress), and attend a seminar about child abduction to and within Japan. Filmmaker David Hearn and left-behind parent John Gomez will present the issue from their perspectives. There will be simultaneous interpretation in Japanese for the panel discussions.
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Joint Custody Signature Campaign
Left Behind Parents Japan and Asian Peoples Friendship Society plans to gather over 100,000 signatures within 100 days from Japanese citizens, and foreign citizens living in Japan and abroad who support our efforts to bring about legal changes that call on the Governement to adopt a Joint Custody System. We plan to gather these signatures thru campaigns at trains stations, shopping malls, outdoor events, indoor events, social gatherings, and the internet. If you would like to help us collect signatures in your area send an email to the Signature Campaign Manager at signaturecampaign@lbpjapan.org.
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Lobbying Activities
As many of you are aware, Japan is preparing domestic legislation to sign the Hague Convention. Left Behind Parents Japan and Asian Peoples Friendship Society will step up our lobbying efforts in the coming months. We strongly believe this is needed to secure passage of domestic legislation that facilitates Joint Custody and Protects Parental and Children's Rights in Japan. Keep watching here for dates on our lobbying activities. Be sure to join us if you can.
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| Signature Campaign | 01-29-2012 | 11:30am - 4:30pm | Futagotamagawa, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Sakuragicho |
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02-07-2012 | 3pm - 7pm | Kasumigaseki |
| Signature Campaign | 02-05-2012 | 12:00pm - 3:00pm | Shinjuku, Sakuragicho |
| Lobby Campaign |
02-12-2012 | 3pm - 7pm | Kasumigaseki |
Forced custody transfer orders hit 120 in 2010 / Enforcement unsuccessful in many cases
Written by: The Yomiuri ShimbunA Supreme Court survey shows district courts ordered the forcible transfer of a child from one parent to another in 120 cases nationwide in 2010, amid a rapid increase in disputes between divorcing couples over the custody of their children. In the first survey of its kind, the court found the children were successfully transferred in 58 cases, or 48 percent of the time. In the remaining cases, the transfer failed because the parent rejected the courts "direct enforcement" order... Read More... |
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Child abduction issue should be key concern in Japan-U.S. relation 01/15/2011Though former Prime Minister Naota Kan announced on May 20 last year that Japan intends to sign The Hague Convention, Japan is the only G8 member that has yet to become a signatory. LBPs (Left Behind Parents) are cautious to find the signing as reason to cheer because changes are also needed in Japan's family courts for them to be reunited with their children. The continued condoning of both domestic and international child abduction cases can be traced to Japan's family court...Read More... |
Professor Takeo Tanase talks about Ratification of the Hague and the Garcia Case 12/01/2011Mr. Tanase gave a lecture to judges at the Legal Training and Research Institute (Shihou Kenshuusho) on 'Differences in Interpretations of Legal Contracts in Japan and the U.S.' In Mainichi Shimbun's (daily newspaper) article about the arrest of a Japanese mother in the U.S. fighting a child custody case, Mr. Tanase explained the ratification of the Hague Convention would have avoided the criminal charge....Read More... |
Remarks to the Media at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Ass. Secretary of State Campbell 01/06/2012ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL: First of all, good evening everyone, and I’m sorry to keep you waiting. Let me just say, on behalf of my delegation, it’s wonderful to be back in Tokyo, in Japan. I’ve had a series of meetings today with my key interlocutors and others in the Japanese government. I’ve had a good opportunity to discuss issues of mutual concern with our excellent ambassador here, Ambassador Roos, and his team. Let me just say that we are enjoying an extraordinarily close period of partnership between the United States and Japan.Read More... |
Left Behind Parents Japan and Asian People's Friendship Society hold meeting with former Justice Minister Eda to discuss Joint Policy Statement and LBP issues
Our founder, Masako Akeo Suzuki explained who we were and introduced LBPJ & APFS' Joint Policy Statement. She talked about the need for Japan to establish a Joint Custody System and indicated we knew the Diet was about to make changes to the current Family Law System. Mr. Eda interjected to say "they had discussed proposals for change to the Family Law in order to accede to the Hague Convention", Masako indicated we understood that and it was our opinion that in conjunction with signing the Hague Convention, Japan should also change to a Joint Custody System.