Tokyo Skytree is illuminated with 12 patterns of light to celebrate its first anniversary in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 22. (Takaharu Yagi)
Hague convention still doesn't offer clear-cut answers
Divorced or separated parents hoping to be reunited with their children still face uncertainty, despite the Japanese Diet's approval May 22 of a bill to join the Hague convention. (May 24) [more]
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