Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

1: Australian man faces jail in Japan while searching for his abducted children | December 22, 2019

An Australian man faces the prospect of three years in jail in Japan after a desperate bid to track down his two young children, who were taken by their mother in May without his consent…

2: Springwood father takes battle for lost son to Canberra | February 6, 2013

Mr Wass’s son, Sean Jukia Wass, has vanished in Japan after being taken from Australia by his former partner, Yuka, when he was just 14-months-old…

3: Japan Vows to Sign International Child Abduction Treaty | January 19, 2013

Japan says it will sign a treaty on child abductions, addressing one of the few rifts in relations with its main ally the United States…