To be fair, custody between locals (in Japan) was also a *hit show until a law change ?last month? to slightly improve things.(Look at custody battles between locals and westerners)
To be fair, custody between locals (in Japan) was also a *hit show until a law change ?last month? to slightly improve things.(Look at custody battles between locals and westerners)
Huge ordeal for both of you!It was probably at this stage I had a "nervous brakedown" as my mother would have said - if she was alive !!
I didnt have a working phone, my husband was in the clink, I was in a Japan ! I was alone, I couldnt contact our son ... want else could go wrong !
The ONLY good thing from all of this is ... is I lost a stone in weight !
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@drron following along with total disappointment and horror at what you went through. I had a feeling something was off as the updates on your trip report had trailed off.
Have you considered sharing your story with a media outlet? Japan is a major tourist destination for Australians, and while I'm not naive enough to think it will make any difference to the big picture, it may just force some hands in getting answers for your own case.
I hope you and @mrs.dr.ron are recovering nicely back home.
As I prepare to embark on my first visit to Japan (solely based in Tokyo, so no driving) in November, this whole saga makes me sad but also cautious at what one may possibly encounter when dealing with officialdom in a foreign country.It was probably at this stage I had a "nervous brakedown" as my mother would have said - if she was alive !!
I didnt have a working phone, my husband was in the clink, I was in a Japan ! I was alone, I couldnt contact our son ... want else could go wrong !
The ONLY good thing from all of this is ... is I lost a stone in weight !
Nothing I can write is of any use.. but am thinking of you and your dear soulmate — as a fellow traveller and hoping this ordeal will be over soon (for what its worth).There Will be NO more trips to JAPAN !!
There are a few countries I would NOT go to ... Japan was not on that list,,, till now !!
There Will be NO more trips to JAPAN !!
And maybe the foreigner is always wrong.
We have been to Japan several times but only hired a car in Okinawa. I was somewhat in disbelief I saw this thread and cannot imagine what @drron and you went through. What made it a harder read was that we have run into each other over the years at AFF functions and an impromptu catch up in the QF F lounge several years back. It was only earlier this year on your other trip to Japan I had reached out to Ron to catch up in Japan however the timing did not align. Given Ron is posting about the experience I assume you are both back in AUThere Will be NO more trips to JAPAN !!
There are a few countries I would NOT go to ... Japan was not on that list,,, till now !!
When we were last in China we used a driver, my recollection from sitting in the vehicle was that in China the biggest vehicle had the right of way. Our interpreter had informed us Mr Pang had been driving for many years but after the first 30 minutes I wondered if Mr Pang had ever sat a licence test. On that trip it was mainly work with the family in tow (working holiday) so was able to send most of the time on the phone rather than what Mr Pang was doing.Not only that, but also in lots of places the driver of the bigger vehicle is also always wrong. So a double whammy.
I always remembered your post on Japanese zoos and why are they so cruel to the animals.Adding my shocked voice to the throng. I’m so very sorry this happened to both of you and I hope that things were resolved without too much more trouble for you both. It’s dreadful treatment for such a minor accident.
I always remembered your post on Japanese zoos and why are they so cruel to the animals.
Unfortunately I now know the answer. It is because they are even crueler to humans that they put in cages.