Traveling abroad to Japan with my elderly parents, who are in their late 70s, came with mistakes and surprises. I wish we'd ...

Under the current system, only one parent, usually the one who kept physical custody of the child, retains full parental ...

Anastasiya Minkova collapsed in shock when she arrived home from a trip last September to find that her husband had moved out ...

Parenting reflects an entire culture's way of thinking. In Japan, where community and courtesy come first, raising kids looks very different from what most Westerners expect. Some habits might ...

The reform aims to protect children and keep both parents involved after divorce, but campaigners say stronger enforcement is ...

Japan's custody laws have changed for the first time in decades, allowing divorced parents to share legal responsibility for ...

Raising kind, responsible, and confident children isn't just about helping them score well in school. It's about teaching ...

Auburn University student James "Weston" Higginbotham went missing near Yamashina Station in Japan after separating from his family during vacation.

Emmanuel, Stephane, Henrik and James come from very different backgrounds, but they share the same painful experience of battling Japan’s legal system — in vain — for access to their children after ...

On the first day of operation of Jikei Hospital’s “stork cradle,” earlier this month, an unexpectedly large package arrived. The new service consists of a small hatch facing the outside of the ...