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	<title>Japan Legal FAQ</title>
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		<title>More on Japan Divorce Law and Child Custody</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2009-10-12/japan-divorce-law-and-ch/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2009-10-12/japan-divorce-law-and-ch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marriage / Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child custody]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somehow after I wrote that title, I got a sudden craving for custard&#8230;
Anyhow, some of you may remember my last post about the Christopher Savioe case that was featured on CNN.  Since then I&#8217;ve come across an excellent post on the always-interesting Mutant Frog about divorce law in Japan. 
I encourage you to drop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kidnapping Case Spotlights Japan&#8217;s Child Custody Law</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2009-10-06/kidnapping-case-spotlights-japans-child-custody-law/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2009-10-06/kidnapping-case-spotlights-japans-child-custody-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marriage / Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[custody]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a non-Japanese married to a Japanese citizen, be aware that if you were to divorce, you have no custody rights over your children. This issue has come into the spotlight with American Christopher Savoie&#8217;s case, after his ex-wife brought their children from the US to Japan without his knowledge. And now that they [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>UPDATE: New anti-terrorist welcome to Japan, less ouch</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2007-11-02/new-anti-terrorist-welcome-to-japan-ouch/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2007-11-02/new-anti-terrorist-welcome-to-japan-ouch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rules and regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE, see below &#8212; Nov. 2, 3007
Starting November 20, 2007 all foreigners, tourist and long-time residents alike, entering Japan will be required to join the queue with all arriving visitors for fingerprinting, photographing, and anal probing every time they enter or re-enter Japan. 
Japanese justification for this is partly as a tit-for-tat for the crappy [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>If you are screwed by NOVA&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2007-10-28/if-you-are-screwed-by-nova/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2007-10-28/if-you-are-screwed-by-nova/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Japan&#8217;s largest language school chain, Nova, the largest company employing foreigners, now has more than 4,000 engrish teachers that are unpaid and begging for a new job.

Teachers left jobless as Nova folds
The Guardian by Justin McCurry, Sunday, Oct 28, 2007
&#8230;unable to pay thousands of its teachers, some of whom also face eviction because Nova failed [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>WHAT TO IF you are in Japan and…</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2007-10-14/what-to-if-you-are-in-japan-and%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2007-10-14/what-to-if-you-are-in-japan-and%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My friend &#8220;Debito&#8221; has updated his &#8220;WHAT TO IF&#8230;&#8221; legal resource guide.
He has new info on what to do if you going to be  evicted
(Hint: It&#8217;s nearly impossible in Japan if you play your cards right).
Why is this a topic in Japan for foreigners?
More than 4,000 engrish teachers are in the process of losing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can be my own &#8216;father&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2007-05-03/how-can-be-my-own-father/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2007-05-03/how-can-be-my-own-father/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 11:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q: How can be my own &#8220;father&#8221; and sponsor my own Japanese work visa to do business in Japan?
A: Things have got a lot easier to self-sponsor a Japanese visa once you are in Japan for more than a year. Read the following first-person accounts of the step by step process these two bloggers used [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>How to work for a small Japan company who says they cannot sponsor work visas</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2007-04-04/how-to-work-for-a-small-japan-company-who-says-they-cannot-sponsor-work-visas/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2007-04-04/how-to-work-for-a-small-japan-company-who-says-they-cannot-sponsor-work-visas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q:How can I work for a small Japan company who says they cannot sponsor work visas?
A: &#8220;Cannot sponsor work visa&#8221; &#8230;. Hmmm, that sounds like an &#8220;out&#8221; to me &#8212; a convenient way for them to get you to go away.
Many foreigners have to get their first work visa at a shit-job such as with [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Japanese work visa when you only have a 4-year Software Apprenticeship</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2007-03-22/japanese-work-visa-when-you-only-have-a-4-year-software-apprenticeship/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2007-03-22/japanese-work-visa-when-you-only-have-a-4-year-software-apprenticeship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question: &#8220;Oh Wise One&#8221;&#8230; I am planning to find a technical job in Japan in early 2009.
 I&#8217;ve worked with the same company for some time (6 and 8 years), good references and can hold my ground on many things. However, I don&#8217;t think any of the degrees I have are recognized by Japan.
I am [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is a bachelors degree necessary to teach in Japan?</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2006-10-08/is-a-bachelors-degree-necessary-to-teach-in-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2006-10-08/is-a-bachelors-degree-necessary-to-teach-in-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2006 03:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q:  For Teaching English in Japan, do I need any qualifications beyond my
12 years of schooling? I&#8217;ve checked the sites of the English schools like Nova, Aeon etc and they talk about a bachelors degree being necessary but is it really? Letsjapan.com SAYS it isn&#8217;t but when the major sites say it is I wonder [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>NHK jackboots to extort payments for Japanese public TV</title>
		<link>http://legal.3yen.com/2006-10-06/nhk-jackboots-to-extort-payments-for-japanese-public-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://legal.3yen.com/2006-10-06/nhk-jackboots-to-extort-payments-for-japanese-public-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Damn! All television viewers in Japan are &#8220;asked&#8221; to pay a monthly fee for NHK  (Japanese Public Television) services, but but foreigners just ignored it because there was no penality for not paying till now&#8230;.

NHK to press for subscription fee payments through summary court
japan today > japan > national	Friday, October 6, 2006 at 05:00 [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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