http://www.blacktokyo.com First in Urban Japan Sat, 11 May 2013 20:21:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.blacktokyo.com/2013/01/19/japan-to-sign-hague-convention-on-parental-kidnapping-finally/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-to-sign-hague-convention-on-parental-kidnapping-finally http://www.blacktokyo.com/2013/01/19/japan-to-sign-hague-convention-on-parental-kidnapping-finally/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:58:30 +0000 zurui http://www.blacktokyo.com/?p=10121 Although this is good news, let’s see if Japan actually follows through by not only enforcing the law but punishing those Japanese Nationals that kidnap their children during custody disputes or when joint or sole ...]]> http://www.blacktokyo.com/2013/01/19/japan-to-sign-hague-convention-on-parental-kidnapping-finally/feed/ 0 http://www.blacktokyo.com/2011/10/12/japan-opens-comment-period-regarding-hague-convention-on-international-parental-child-abduction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-opens-comment-period-regarding-hague-convention-on-international-parental-child-abduction http://www.blacktokyo.com/2011/10/12/japan-opens-comment-period-regarding-hague-convention-on-international-parental-child-abduction/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:53:01 +0000 zurui http://www.blacktokyo.com/?p=8678 For those following international parental kidnapping and child custody cases involving Japan, here is some news that you can use: [Via the American Embassy Tokyo] “The United States Embassy was encouraged by the Government of Japan’s ...]]> http://www.blacktokyo.com/2011/10/12/japan-opens-comment-period-regarding-hague-convention-on-international-parental-child-abduction/feed/ 2 http://www.blacktokyo.com/2011/04/28/japan-to-announce-plans-join-hague-convention/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-to-announce-plans-join-hague-convention http://www.blacktokyo.com/2011/04/28/japan-to-announce-plans-join-hague-convention/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:18:31 +0000 zurui http://www.blacktokyo.com/?p=7857 FINALLY! Japan will announce its plan next week (May 2011) to sign the Convention that deals with international child custody disputes. I should say that this is a very positive step in the right direction ...]]> http://www.blacktokyo.com/2011/04/28/japan-to-announce-plans-join-hague-convention/feed/ 0 http://www.blacktokyo.com/2011/04/20/jal-and-h-i-s-sued-in-parental-kidnapping-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jal-and-h-i-s-sued-in-parental-kidnapping-case http://www.blacktokyo.com/2011/04/20/jal-and-h-i-s-sued-in-parental-kidnapping-case/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:05:51 +0000 zurui http://www.blacktokyo.com/?p=7817 Here is an interesting case on parental kidnapping,  “US dad sues Japan Airlines after ex-wife left with son,” that will be closely watched. A US man has sued Japan Airlines, claiming it wrongfully helped his ...]]> http://www.blacktokyo.com/2011/04/20/jal-and-h-i-s-sued-in-parental-kidnapping-case/feed/ 3 http://www.blacktokyo.com/2010/02/27/hatoyama-warm-to-ratifying-child-custody-convention/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hatoyama-warm-to-ratifying-child-custody-convention http://www.blacktokyo.com/2010/02/27/hatoyama-warm-to-ratifying-child-custody-convention/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:09:31 +0000 zurui http://www.blacktokyo.com/?p=5162 [Via Breitbart] “Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama suggested on Thursday that he is positively considering Japan’s accession to an international convention to deal with problems that arise when failed international marriages result in children wrongfully being taken to Japan ...]]> http://www.blacktokyo.com/2010/02/27/hatoyama-warm-to-ratifying-child-custody-convention/feed/ 0 http://www.blacktokyo.com/2009/12/07/possible-3-year-prison-term-for-parental-kidnapping-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=possible-3-year-prison-term-for-parental-kidnapping-part-2 http://www.blacktokyo.com/2009/12/07/possible-3-year-prison-term-for-parental-kidnapping-part-2/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:30:38 +0000 zurui http://www.blacktokyo.com/?p=4897 Hello BT’ers! Debito has posted a story that provides a great follow-up and answers my question to my previous story on the Chinese man arrested for parental kidnapping: Japanese prosecutors are seeking a three-year prison term ...]]> http://www.blacktokyo.com/2009/12/07/possible-3-year-prison-term-for-parental-kidnapping-part-2/feed/ 0