A bit worse for wear to me every time i hope ill be able to give them to karl and johan. But i havent found my children and deacon doesnt often stalls them. 2 years ago his marriage collapsed his wife vanished with their 2 children beyond has had no contact with his sons ever since to says the skin that some insist collin johans bedroom went and of course its where they used to play. The most of their feelings are still here close and thats all this i havent been able to bring myself to clean out the rooms. Beyond has legal custody of his children he won 4 court cases in all in germany and japan but your pan has done nothing to enforce them. His wife has broken off all contact and refuses to turn over custody. And. There used to be pictures on this wall of the children playing she tore them all down. But its when the police saw that they said it was pretty clear. When someone takes personal items like pictures with them they know its not likely to be just a quick trip somewhere. Else. One week earlier the urine was in japan about a 90 minute drive north of tokyo. Is sitting in a smoky hotel lobby. Girding himself for what he knows will be an emotional ordeal the gifts hes brought along still looks new he hopes will soon be able to see is abducted children its a fate that he shares with many other fathers around the world. In other countries the police will pursue the case but in japan the authorities are uncooperative. This is in the alfonse war in japan you have to go there with a Court Bailiff get. To kinda the children have to go with you willingly descend through and it untied and the parent who has ducted the children has to agree is a fiance in the 5 years since japan ratified the Hague Convention that hasnt happened and its not even once and that 6 months from to get. And johan are meanwhile 4 and 6 years old. The legal situation is clear under the Hague Convention japan must repatriate children within 6 weeks of the filing of the petition for their return. Japan ratified the convention. It went into force 5 years ago but you pan hasnt been complying with it. She of the ministry of Foreign Affairs says they have good reason. Mustnt. It instead our goal is to have the parent with whom the child is living and comply with the court ruling voluntarily. This is also a matter of the childs welfare. Voluntary compliance thats a little bit Wishful Thinking here and could hardly be blamed for feeling angry. Us with a string of anger would get me nowhere so i feel helpless helpless because of my children of mine to condone. His children have vanished and has no idea if theyre well or happy. And brought reams of documents with him including the verdict granting him sole custody. A direct enforcement of compulsory return of the children is supposed to take place the following day. Has a meeting with the bailiff and his lawyer were not permitted to accompany him. He returns 2 and a half hours later. My 90 my impression was that the main topic today was japans image not returning my children to me or maybe improving this process so that children can be returned more quickly thats. The main topic was japans image abroad its. Cultural norms are also a factor japan often lags behind when it comes to enforcing global legal agreements. We go to a press conference being held by fathers from italy in france their children were also abducted and brought to japan and theyve also hit a brick wall in japan fear of conflict is more powerful than the law says lawyer a cure all we know. That it will in japan we say the law doesnt have anything to do with families or when it comes to marital disputes even the dog wont eat it you know other people dont care about anyone elses marital problems so they dont care about what happens to the children. I know. This japan is a black hole when it comes to child abductions says tomato purina of italy. His japanese wife abducted his son and daughter in late 2016 since then hes only seen his children for a total of 5 hours in a locked room at a lawyers office. And that was years ago he has legal custody but the authorities are stonewalling for me not being able to see them seesaw and august 2017 is every day is a nightmare. And of course you see you through you know you learn how to deal with the stain but its not because i had 3 as a passing them im better. The following day we had a new hotel its closer to where the children are supposedly living but youre on after will spend the night here. A lawyer and translator from tokyo are also here he hopes will soon have his children but hes worried. If the mother isnt there with the children it just wont work on some site and or say the children are there without the parent who abducted them and she has to be there for this to go forward on on and theres always the risk that shell have gone underground with the children somewhere in japan. The next day we order a taxi its another half hour to our destination. 7 in the morning the plan is that the children will be handed over just down the street the authorities dont want reporters there. We arranged to hold a skype call with biarne after the direct enforcement its bad news his wife and children arent there. Only her father was there i didnt even see her sister another woman ive never seen before was there i couldnt even set foot on the property i spent almost 2 hours at the fans watching them debate the situation. Do you know where your children are. Nothing really except that her family admitted that she keeps moving and going underground here in japan. We also contacted the childrens mother and asked for a statement she didnt reply another direct enforcement is scheduled for later that day at the Court Meeting its all talk and no action. Has asked if he could visit japan more often in frustration he calls the German Embassy in the take a listen so i told them i have to work i have to pay for all this this situation is just crazy for me. The embassy advises him to file a missing persons report after all his children have now been abducted for a 2nd time this time in japan. We decided to pay a visit to the house no ones there. Father in laws wealthy so is he financing his daughters undercover life and that of his abducted grandchildren a neighbor says hes never seen the children. And i know we dont know the family very well have you ever heard the children with. Yes but that was a long time ago maybe the end of last year a little bit. Later that day the 2nd direct enforcement gets underway everyone knows the children are there but appearances must be maintained the young sister in law makes a brief appearance she says she has to leave for a moment but shell be back in 2 hours no one asks her where shes going to be and will have to pay the bailiff. Then were told nothing will happen as long as were filming we leave. Again it comes to nothing and meets us at a nearby playground hes deeply worried about his children. Im just terribly sad toys so disappointed at what happened i could cry i want to allow it. Crying in japan is a sign of weakness its humiliating i have the law on my side but i have to keep apologizing to everyone or else theyll just drop the matter. He returns to tokyo. The next day and does what hes been doing for years. Hes become an activist on behalf of himself and other victims of child abduction so he informs the German Embassy and the European Union delegation and discusses how to proceed. Here knows most every documented case in japan later that evening he meets with other fathers to masa purina is here and so is another father from germany who prefers to remain off camera they all agree what needs to be done. We have to raise awareness of the situation. Every so often people say lets do something lets write a letter to the japanese authorities thats very important we have to keep at it keep raising the issue. But his children are still missing. The Japanese Police arent making much of an effort to find them. After not will return to japan a country that has signed a treaty that its not enforcing. As a father he has no other choice. Thanks to. The film. In. The film. How does tie out a stick. Can to correspondent susan hum and host a leading man to explore the various flavors of exotic creasing and how much fun the fusion can fly much amma much time in 4 years tasty titrate. 30 minutes on d w. O. War. The quiet melody resumes among the lighten the mood. 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