Japan
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: Japan ratifies international convention on child abduction | March 15, 2015
In 2014, Japan ratified an international convention that will reduce international child snatching and help return children to their home country..
3: Japan finally signs Hague convention governing international child custody disputes | January 25, 2014
After years of refusing to sign, Japan on Jan. 24 officially joined the Hague convention that governs cross-border child custody disputes that result from broken marriages…
4: 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…