Rascal comments

Looks like he just ‘learned’ from the situation and ‘apologized’ for that Zoom call:

Did he apologize over zoom?

Red Alert!

I had feared that after the Olympics Japan would be back to form.

Aiko is not eligible to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne. 

She lucked out. Can join normal people soon. I am sure she will turn out great.

If you are a foreign man thinking of marrying a Japanese woman keep the above in mind. Out of the male foreign friends I have in Japan maybe 30% suffer this fate either from divorce or in one case death of the wife and her parents successfully gaining sole custody. It is the sword of Damocles that will always be hanging over your head if you stay in Japan. The only other instance of state sanctioned child kidnapping that I am aware of is fathers who take their children back to Middle East countries.

I had hoped with the population nearly fully vaccinated and new cases in the single digits that things would get back to normal with a reasonable quarantine response. This shows how power corrupts. With the snap of a finger borders can be closed by one man while thousands suffer humanitarian crises such as inability to meet family or fiancés for years.

I hope to be part of that happy 50% soon!

This is a murder-suicide. If the father had committed suicide first then the daughter would be alive.

Ok Haven't posted much lately, why? Because 2 weeks ago my family hereditary Russian roulette caught up with me and a suffered a massive heart attack!

So sorry to hear that. I am glad you survived! Please take care and hope the medical system can fully support you.

Very sad. The only good point is that the media is finally focusing on this. I feel like the last year was full of lies from the government.