{"id":131,"date":"2006-12-20T23:30:31","date_gmt":"2006-12-20T14:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=131"},"modified":"2006-12-20T23:32:29","modified_gmt":"2006-12-20T14:32:29","slug":"crnjapans-mark-smith-with-linked-articles-on-j-divorce-intl-child-abductions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=131","title":{"rendered":"CRNJapan’s Mark Smith with linked articles on J divorce int’l child abductions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello Blog. Some links of interest from Mark Smith of the Children’s Rights Network of Japan (http:\/\/www.crnjapan.com<\/a>) Articles charting the media’s growing awareness of Japan’s safe haven for child abductions after international divorces. A continuation of another section on this blog, available at (https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=118<\/a>)
\nDebito in Sapporo<\/p>\n

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\n\tFrom: \t mark AT crnjapan DOT com
\n\tSubject: \t[Community] new four part wire service series on Japanese abductions
\n\tDate: \tDecember 17, 2006 3:45:56 PM JST<\/p>\n

The Scripps Howard Foundation Wire just released a four part series of articles
\non parental abductions by Japanese citizens. These are a direct result of a
\nrecent protest in Washington DC by left-behind parents at the documentary,
\n“Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story.”<\/p>\n

The case of Chris’s escape from Japan is particularly interesting, because
\nalthough it is not mentioned in the article, I have been told that various US
\ngovernment agencies were involved in his successful escape.<\/p>\n

The URLs below point to both the original articles at Scripps (requires a
\nsubscription) and an online published version (no subscription). For more
\ninformation on both protests and a list of arrest warrants for Japanese
\nabductors, visit these websites:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.crnjapan.com\/megumiyokotaprotest.html<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/crcjapan.com\/_wsn\/page2.html<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.crnjapan.com\/warrants\/<\/a><\/p>\n

————-<\/p>\n

Part 1 of 4: Frustrated Fathers of Abducted Children Turn to Public for Support<\/p>\n

(By Kirsten Brown Scripps Howard Foundation Wire) Washington – Four fathers
\nquietly filed into a theater to watch “Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story,” a
\ndocumentary about North Korea’s kidnapping of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and
\n1980s. If the names Walter Benda, Patrick Braden, Chris Kenyon and Paul Toland
\ndon’t sound Japanese, it’s because they’re not. But their children are
\nhalf-Japanese, and these fathers say Japan has committed the same crime against
\nthem that Japan accuses North Korea of committing.<\/p>\n

…full article continues at:<\/p>\n

(registration required)
\n http:\/\/shfwire.com\/story\/part-1-of-4-frustrated-fathers-of-abducted-children-turn-to-public-for-support<\/a><\/p>\n

(no registration)
\nhttp:\/\/www.crnjapan.com\/articles\/2006\/en\/20061215-fatherspublicsupport.html<\/a><\/p>\n

———–<\/p>\n

Part 2 of 4: Abducted Child Speaks Out About His Escape From Japan<\/p>\n

(By Kirsten Brown Scripps Howard Foundation Wire) Washington – There is a saying
\nin Japan: “If you look back as you’re departing and you see the setting sun, you
\nwill return.” On his last day of summer vacation, Chris Gulbraa, 15, rode his
\nbike away from his home in Kasugai, Japan, without looking back – he had no
\nintention of returning. Instead, he planned to fly to a reunion with his U.S.
\nfather, five years after his mother took him and his brother to Japan. He is the
\nonly child known to have returned on his own from such a separation.<\/p>\n

…full article continues at:<\/p>\n

(registration required)
\nhttp:\/\/shfwire.com\/story\/abducted-child-speaks-out-about-his-escape-from-japan<\/a><\/p>\n

(no registration)
\nhttp:\/\/www.crnjapan.com\/articles\/2006\/en\/20061215-childescapesjapan.html<\/a><\/p>\n

—————<\/p>\n

Part 3 of 4: Restraining Order Doesn’t Stop Mother From Taking 1-year-old<\/p>\n

(By Kirsten Brown Scripps Howard Foundation Wire) Washington – Patrick Braden
\nspent only the first 11 months of his daughter’s life with her before she was
\ntaken across the Pacific by her mother, Ryoko Uchiyama. The night before their
\ndisappearance, Braden received a peculiar phone call from his ex-girlfriend,
\nUchiyama, who asked if he would like to spend a little time with their infant
\ndaughter, Melissa.<\/p>\n

…full article continues at:<\/p>\n

(registration required)
\nhttp:\/\/shfwire.com\/story\/restraining-order-doesn-t-stop-mother-from-taking-1-year-old<\/a><\/p>\n

(no registration)
\nhttp:\/\/www.crnjapan.com\/articles\/2006\/en\/20061215-restrainingorder.html<\/a><\/p>\n

—————-<\/p>\n

Part 4 of 4: Japanese Laws ‘Erase’ American Father<\/p>\n

(By Kirsten Brown Scripps Howard Foundation Wire) Washington – The last time
\nBrett Weed saw his 6-year-old son, Takoda, the pair was driving in Weed’s black
\nFord pick-up, the one that his son liked to call, “Daddy’s big truck.” That was
\nalso the day Takoda cheerfully announced, “I have a Japanese daddy.” Takoda’s
\nbabyish words threw Weed, 42, but it confirmed what he had long suspected: his
\nex-wife, Kyoko Oda, was slowly replacing him not only as a spouse but also as a
\nfather.<\/p>\n

…full article continues at:<\/p>\n

(registration required)
\nhttp:\/\/shfwire.com\/story\/japanese-laws-erase-american-father<\/a><\/p>\n

(no registration)
\nhttp:\/\/www.crnjapan.com\/articles\/2006\/en\/20061215-japanerasesamerican.html<\/a><\/p>\n

END<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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