Canberra has encouraged Tokyo to introduce shared parenting after The Age,The Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minutes reported that at least 82 Australian children had been abducted by their Japanese parent since 2004.
Prominent Japanese politicians have labelled the country’s sole custody system an embarrassment and appealed to Australia to raise the issue publicly in Japan.
The mother is the only Australian parent known to have won the child abduction race under Japan’s sole custody system,while a Canadian father sailed 1000 kilometres to see his kids during pandemic lockdowns.
Australian parents whose Japanese former spouses have abducted their children are demanding urgent action from both governments as years pass without any contact.
While the international community overwhelmingly recognises the right of a child to maintain a relationship with both parents,this is not the case in Japan.
Hit the road and banish thoughts about driving in Japan being a daunting experience.
The visit comes after China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands last year,prompting concern from the United States and Australia.
The World Baseball Classic is Shohei Ohtani’s Japanese homecoming - and a moment that Australia’s team of minor league scrappers will be telling their grandkids about one day.
For operators of Japan’s thousands of conveyor belt sushi restaurants,the viral social media posts have created a public relations crisis as customers fret about sanitation.
Changes have been prompted after one video circulated showing a boy licking cups and soy sauce bottles and touching other diners’ food after licking his fingers.
Japan has a wealth of experiences and places to offer beyond its most well-known cities.