04/03/2019
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"Japan only has sole parental rights, not shared parental rights like most other countries."
"the State Department has not asked for the return of any abducted children."
"this report has mischaracterized and under represented the problem, again, to protect the reputation of our allies."
"under Japanese law, after a divorce, even a completely amicable divorce, the parents or a court must decide which parent will maintain parental rights."