{"id":5340,"date":"2009-12-02T00:02:09","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T15:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=5340"},"modified":"2009-12-03T17:24:53","modified_gmt":"2009-12-03T08:24:53","slug":"dec-3-2pm-diet-lower-house-symposium-on-goj-signing-hague-convention-on-child-abductions-do-attend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=5340","title":{"rendered":"Dec 3 2PM Diet Lower House Symposium on GOJ signing Hague Convention on Child Abductions, do attend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/handbook.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1298\" title=\"HANDBOOKsemifinalcover.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/HANDBOOKsemifinalcover.jpg\" alt=\"Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants, and Immigrants to Japan\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/welcomestickers.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1704\" title=\"welcomesticker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/welcomesticker-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\\\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.francajapan.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1705\" title=\"franca-color\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/franca-color-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Foreign Residents and Naturalized Citizens Association forming NGO\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/tshirts.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1701\" title=\"joshirtblack2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\\\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#japanese\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1700\" title=\"jobookcover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/jobookcover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\u300c\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30cb\u30fc\u30ba\u30fb\u30aa\u30f3\u30ea\u30fc\u3000\u5c0f\u6a3d\u5165\u6d74\u62d2\u5426\u554f\u984c\u3068\u4eba\u7a2e\u5dee\u5225\u300d\uff08\u660e\u77f3\u66f8\u5e97\uff09\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#english\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1699\" title=\"japaneseonlyecover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/japaneseonlyecover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"JAPANESE ONLY:  The Otaru Hot Springs Case and Racial Discrimination in Japan\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemabstruso.de\/strawberries\/main.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2735\" title=\"sourstrawberriesavatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sourstrawberriesavatar.jpg\" alt=\"sourstrawberriesavatar\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?cat=32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4921\" title=\"debitopodcastthumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/debitopodcastthumb.jpg\" alt=\"debitopodcastthumb\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUPDATES ON TWITTER:  arudoudebito<br \/>\nDEBITO.ORG PODCASTS now on iTunes, subscribe free<br \/>\n<em>FYI.  Debito<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 3 2009: Symposium on family law in other countries and amendment to domestic laws relating to the ratification of the Hague Convention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Japan, abductions of children by parents are a growing problem as the number of failed marriages &#8212; domestic and international &#8212; is increasing rapidly.  Numerous media outlets around the world have been reporting on this growing child abduction problem for Japan.  Nearly one-quarter of the U.S. Senate had asked U.S. President Barack Obama to press Japan to ratify the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction during his visit to Japan this early November.<\/p>\n<p>This symposium will focus on the family law of other countries and amendment to domestic laws relating to the ratification of the Hague Convention.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to your attendance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:     December 3, 2009<br \/>\nTime:    2 pm ~ 4 pm<br \/>\nPlace:    Second Members Office Building of the Lower House<br \/>\nFirst Meeting Room<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong> Contents:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.    Treatment of children after divorce &#8211; Comparison between German Law and Japanese Law<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer: Law Professor Hirohito Suzuki of Chuo University<\/li>\n<li>2.    Hague Convention and Domestic Law ( Civil law, Habeas Corpus Act and Domestic Cause Inquiries Act, etc)<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer: Professor Masayuki Tanamura of Waseda Law School<\/li>\n<li>3.    Speakers: Professor, Diet Members, Embassy officials, Left Behind Parents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Honorary Speaker: Attorney Mamoru Isobe, former Supreme Court Probation Officer, former President of Nagoya District and Family Courts, and former President of Nagano District and Family Courts<\/p>\n<p>Organizers:Rikongono Kodomoo Mamoru Kai (Separated Children\u2019s Support)<br \/>\nKyodo Shinkenno Kai (Joint Custody Group)<br \/>\nLeft Behind Parents Japan<\/p>\n<p>Contact:       Hiroaki Morita   Tel: 080-3482-7919;<br \/>\nemail: saasfee88@yahoo.co.jp<br \/>\nKentaro Mashito Tel: 090-6139-8609;<br \/>\nemail: ichita555@yahoo.co.jp<\/p>\n<p>From Masako<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Left-Behind-Parents-Japan\/\">http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Left-Behind-Parents-Japan\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ENDS<br \/>\n<strong><em>UPDATE DEC 3: \u00a0A synopsis from an attendee is available below as Comment #3.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: December 3, 2009<br \/>\nTime: 2 pm ~ 4 pm<br \/>\nPlace: Second Members Office Building of the Lower House<br \/>\nFirst Meeting Room<\/p>\n<p>Contents:<\/p>\n<p>1. Treatment of children after divorce &#8211; Comparison between German Law and Japanese Law<br \/>\nLecturer: Law Professor Hirohito Suzuki of Chuo University<br \/>\n2. Hague Convention and Domestic Law ( Civil law, Habeas Corpus Act and Domestic Cause Inquiries Act, etc)<br \/>\nLecturer: Professor Masayuki Tanamura of Waseda Law School<br \/>\n3. Speakers: Professor, Diet Members, Embassy officials, Left Behind Parents<br \/>\nHonorary Speaker: Attorney Mamoru Isobe, former Supreme Court Probation Officer, former President of Nagoya District and Family Courts, and former President of Nagano District and Family Courts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anti-discrimination-templates","category-child-abductions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5340\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}