But he doesn’t know exactly where his wife or child are and the courts have not been of help. The Canadian father is far from alone in trying to navigate a seemingly impenetrable and hostile Japanese system sometimes described as a black hole for children. Figures indicate dozens of Canadians — mostly fathers — are among thousands of foreigners faced with the gut-wrenching loss of their children in Japan. Among other things, Kizuna aims to educate the Japanese about the potential harm to children deprived of access to one parent. “If someone takes one of those from you, you have a better chance of obtaining its possession again than you do a child.” Terstege said he’s given up on the Japanese court system.

Source: thestar October 02, 2016 16:07 UTC