timtak said...

timtak at 03:03 PM JST - 1st October

How do you rationalize that one of two parents automatically loses the right to any contact whatsoever with their children after a divorce? Do you genuinely feel that this arrangement is better for the children?

I rationalise it in terms of its effect upon society. If dual custody were…

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 03:03 PM JST - 1st October
timtak at 02:59 PM JST - 1st October

michaelqtodd at

"He knew the rules and the risks he was taking and chose to bring about this reality without using the proper channels. "

As I keep saying, there are no proper channels. In the US there are courts which will reach a settlement. In Japan there are courts…

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 02:59 PM JST - 1st October
timtak at 02:06 PM JST - 1st October

Luilui wrote

when did i say that?

i hope they both hire good lawyers and fix this soon.

From my reading of the crnjapan.net website and discussion with a father, lawyers can not help, since there are no laws in place. Once the mother has the kids…

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 02:06 PM JST - 1st October
timtak at 01:06 PM JST - 1st October

A rally and candlelight vigil to free Christopher Savoie from Japanese imprisonment and return him and his children Isaac and Rebecca to the United States will be held on Saturday, October 3rd 2009 in Washington, DC.
2:00 PM - Rally in front of the Japanese embassy, 2520 Massachusetts Ave NW,…

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 01:06 PM JST - 1st October
timtak at 11:37 AM JST - 1st October

"better to move on and not be pulled down by this horrible woman."

How do you move on when you leave your children behind? No easy.

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 11:37 AM JST - 1st October
timtak at 11:33 AM JST - 1st October

ritalyn luilui ca1iocat (and probably others) are criticising the guy suggesting he should have taken legal means.

Folks do not seem to realise that there is no legal means.

There is no such thing as dual custody, no enforcable visitation rights, and parents are effectively FREE TO KIDNAP their children…

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 11:33 AM JST - 1st October
timtak at 10:25 AM JST - 1st October

The article says above that Savoies wife was given primary custody of the children. What it fails to mention is that after the abduction of the children by his wife (remember, in the US there IS a law against this) Mr. Savoie was given sole custody and an arrest warrant…

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 10:25 AM JST - 1st October
timtak at 10:19 AM JST - 1st October

I am not sure what crime he committed (according to Japanese law). AFAIK, and this is why there is so much problem, there is no such thing as kidnap when the kidnapper is a parent.

There is however a law against leaving the country with your child without the approval…

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 10:19 AM JST - 1st October
timtak at 11:51 AM JST - 26th September

I like Sanyo products, especially their Xacti cameras, but when I went to one of their service centers I was reminded of the Japanese civil service with a lot of people behind desks pushing seals onto pieces of paper in triplicate.

Posted in Sanyo expects Y30 bil net loss at 11:51 AM JST - 26th September
timtak at 08:11 PM JST - 25th September

Unless you are erect like in the morning when you wakeup.

I am not sure how sitting helps in this case. One has to bend over forwards, or do a headstand.

Posted in 33% of Japanese men sit while urinating: survey at 08:11 PM JST - 25th September