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Japan - The Grinch That Stole My Children

12/16/2011

 
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Japan is a country with a heart two sizes too small.  It is the only country in the world which has NEVER returned a single abducted child. While it may be individuals who are stealing children, it is the Government of Japan that does nothing to resolve these cases allowing the abductions to take place.  As the single worst country for harboring internationally abducted children, Japan has shown the world they truly are a Grinch that steals children.

It is the holiday season again and with that comes a great deal of pain for parents who are denied access to their children. Left behind parents are all too familiar with Japan’s unwavering willingness to keep our children. In Japan, my children have no human rights. For a third Christmas in a row I am unable to spend even a single minute with my children, Gunnar and Kianna Berg, who were stolen in 2009. I am unable to wish my children a Merry Christmas or give them presents for being good. Instead, all I can do is mail a Christmas card to my kids. These cards will most likely be returned unopened or ripped apart and then sent back to me.

Every year I hang their stockings up in my house wishing we could spend this special day together.  I also go Christmas shopping to buy gifts I think my children would enjoy. I place them under the tree and when Christmas is over I end up donating the gifts to charity. I spend the day with family watching other kids open gifts having a wonderful day while I sit in silence remembering that Japan is the Grinch that stole my children. The main difference between Japan and the Grinch is that the Grinch eventually reforms and restores Christmas to the town of Whoville while Japan continues stealing children.

Japan has been teasing the world for almost two decades saying they will sign the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. This convention would facilitate the return of abducted children post ratification, and provide a mechanism for access to my children for me. Prime Minister Noda is the current head Grinch that has made promises but has yet to deliver. Japan continues to use its powerful economic might to steal children from around the world ruining the families of good and decent people.  Perhaps when the Government of the Grinch signs the convention and also returns our children will we see the heart of Japan grow three sizes that day.

By, Douglass Berg

Loving Father of Gunnar and Kianna Berg

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