JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
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DerekJ
Japanese horror films are pretty good for the most part. There are also many good films in other genres. As jason6 said, many Japanese films are not subbed/dubbed so you have to brush up on your Japanese. I get a lot of the films I watch through Netflix. They have a very good selection that they constantly add to.
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DerekJ
DVM, You're right about that...my bad. That said, I'm wondering if the court applied 36-6-208(c) in making its decision on jurisdiction. Applying US notions of child custody determinations against those of Japan (i.e. the non-custodial parent is basically cut out of the picture), we may have the answer.
Posted in: American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife
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DerekJ
Aside from the larger issue of international child abductions, this guy gets little sympathy from me. He and his wife played a game of chess with their kids as pawns and he got burned. These kids need better parents. It doesn't appear to me that either parent is willing to set aside their pride for the sake of the kids.
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DerekJ
DwightVanWinkle, in answer to your question about the UCCJEA, that statute is applicable as to between the signatory states. I TN is one of those states. The fact that they came from Japan is not determinative in this situation. The TN court properly assumed jurisdiction. TN was the only court in the US that could have assumed jurisdiction. Both parents and kids moved there and indicated an intent to remain. There was a significant presence of the kids in the state (kids were registered in school). See, tnuccjea section 36-6-216(a(4)
Posted in: American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife
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DerekJ
Found excerpt transcripts: debito.org Will make interesting reading.
Posted in: American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife
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DerekJ
flyingfish,
That is interesting as I'm not aware that the hearing transcripts have been published. That would be unusual in a divorce proceeding. Please provide a source, link, whatever. In addition, the mere fact that she took the money and ran does not eliminate the possibility of a cheating scenario. If you would read my sentence more closely, you will see the disclaimer in the first part of my sentence. Base upon what I have read so far, the time line and more than a few years with divorce/custody clients, cheating is a possibility here.
Posted in: American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife
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DerekJ
I hadn't heard anywhere this to be a fact but this situation sure smells like it.
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DerekJ
Klein2,
In a previous life I was a divorce lawyer. A little different from some others because I used to force my clients to work with their ex-spouses. Didn't make a lot of money doing that because it usually worked. I only had a handful of custody cases that ever made it to trial. Took my own advice with my own divorce and it's working quite well. There is likely much more to this story between Christopher and Noriko that I am very interested to learn.
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DerekJ
Klein2, you make some excellent observations. I never understood the notion of fighting in a divorce/custody matter. At least in the U.S., you are stuck with that person for the rest of your life if there are children involved. Why have to court impose a solution on the parties that neither may like? Sit down and hammer out an agreement that you both can live with. Too often, the kids are treated as property in these matters and it is they who lose in the end. It is well past time for parents, regardless of nationality, to acknowledge this simple fact and grown up.
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DerekJ
Welcome to Japan, where motives either don't exist in murders such as these, or are based on a whim.
People here are wound up too tightly, and snap too extremely as a result.
Senseless murders are unique to Japan? Don't think so.
Posted in: Izakaya owner fatally stabbed by customer in Saitama
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DerekJ
Excellent point, hannari. To get a little perspective on this, I suggest a comparative law book I'm reading called "Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle: The Rules of Scandal in Japan and the United States" by Mark D. West. It throws some light on how these things are viewed in Japan and why they are approached in the ways that they are.
Posted in: Man arrested after killing mother with wooden sword in Tokyo
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DerekJ
Gotta love Reiko's coyote morning!
Posted in: The age of the disposable male
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DerekJ
As a 47yo male, I have to say she looks quite nice. I agree though that the leggings have to go.
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DerekJ
I take my son fishing around canals and locks and though he is a decent swimmer, I do make him wear a life vest (which he hates). One little mis-step near the edge and you could find yourself diving in after your kid. Water safety is so important...too many people ignore/fail to recognize this often with tragic results. RIP
Posted in: Father, 4-year-old son drown on fishing trip in Kumamoto
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DerekJ
Not to put a wet blanket on anyone's relationship but seeing someone 13 yrs her junior at her age? C'mon...she must be able to find someone decent in her age bracket.
Posted in: Aki Hoshino denies reports of marriage to 19-year-old jockey Kosei Miura
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DerekJ
Posted in: Father dies trying to stop son's hydrogen sulfide gas suicide
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DerekJ
In the instantaneous rush to rescue, I'm that was not the first thing on the dad's mind. RIP
Posted in: Father dies trying to stop son's hydrogen sulfide gas suicide
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DerekJ
AK619, I couldn't agree with you more. This appears to be a shocking abdication of his duty of care.
Posted in: L.A. coroner officially rules Michael Jackson's death homicide
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DerekJ
A human opossum! Love it.
Posted in: Man feigns death for 3 hours to avoid police questioning in Osaka
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DerekJ
I think it's a great photo. Good on her and any other expectant mother who wants to have this done.
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