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timothypfox
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This article has basic infomation of changes to international child custody issues / visitation issues:
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| http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201401250061 |
I'd like to clarify on Debito's situation. I believe what actually happened is that his x-wife has custody of his children, and that for a while he visited (or was permitted to visit?? - I'm not sure) his children for a few hours every few weeks.
I don't know whether he continues to keep in touch with his children or not through visits. But, I think he did remark something to effect of being denied access to his kids. I'm not sure of more details about whether this was a legal matter, or it was just too insanely hard to deal with an extremely difficult to deal with x-wife. |
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horned
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| or it was just too insanely hard to deal with an extremely difficult to deal with x-wife. |
Which is one way of putting it. However, given Mr Arudou's public persona and demeanour we might also be able re-write that as:
ex-Mrs Debito found it insanely hard to deal with an extremely myopic, self-centered man who over time cared more for his "cause" (which was also an extension of deep emotional difficulties he had been experiencing due to social isolation, advancement into middle-age, "what is the meaning of life" type questions) than his children.
But that would be mere conjecture, wouldn't it? |
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Vince
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Thanks for posting this link. The obvious question is, What will the follow-through look like?
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| A senior official with the Supreme Court said only a few of the cases are likely to require the need for officers of the court to physically separate the children from a parent living in Japan. |
I'd like to hear what information went into that prediction. |
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roywebcafe
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Well do you propose any alternatives for the NJ approaching his twilight years?? If the Nj can do much better in his own country or elsewhere then good food for thought otherwise like most of us facing poor economic conditions and not able to offer much in our own countries i see no problem.
Life is short enjoy it while you can everything else is just propaganda. when the party is over for NJ and we are too old to be wanted in Japan there is still the state pension in the UK which is there for us whether we left or not. I don't want to speak for other countries different pension situations.
I am 50 and thinking of coming to Japan to teach and have already sent in a few applications. I have to admit ESL has been a lifline for me since my area has become stagnant for work and rip-off britain makes relocating and communting non-viable. Landlords and Employers don't make it easy for the above. Anyway please give me some better alternatives. |
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RM1983
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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Well do you propose any alternatives for the NJ approaching his twilight years?? If the Nj can do much better in his own country or elsewhere then good food for thought otherwise like most of us facing poor economic conditions and not able to offer much in our own countries i see no problem.
Life is short enjoy it while you can everything else is just propaganda. when the party is over for NJ and we are too old to be wanted in Japan there is still the state pension in the UK which is there for us whether we left or not. I don't want to speak for other countries different pension situations.
I am 50 and thinking of coming to Japan to teach and have already sent in a few applications. I have to admit ESL has been a lifline for me since my area has become stagnant for work and rip-off britain makes relocating and communting non-viable. Landlords and Employers don't make it easy for the above. Anyway please give me some better alternatives. |
Dude, it sounds like a terrible idea to be honest. ESL in Japan is about singing and dancing rather than 2nd conditionals and IELTS. You can get by on £12,000 a year, working 40 hours a week including Saturdays and working in a place where most Japanese would think you are insane for moving here?
Unless you are a helluva charismatic and energetic 50 year old, dont come here. Go to central europe and get a comfy job there or something |
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Shimokitazawa
Joined: 16 Aug 2009
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Location: Saigon, Vietnam
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| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I am 50 and thinking of coming to Japan to teach and have already sent in a few applications. |
Go to China.
You won't get anywhere looking for work in Japan. |
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roywebcafe
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Thanks guys, sounds like good advice. I am energetic for my age as i was for when i was forty. At forty taiwanese took me for twentyish, so they said. Not boasting. Anyway Japan doesn't sound too good. I know what you mean about singing and dancing Taiwan and Thailand has places like that.
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| roywebcafe wrote: |
Well do you propose any alternatives for the NJ approaching his twilight years?? If the Nj can do much better in his own country or elsewhere then good food for thought otherwise like most of us facing poor economic conditions and not able to offer much in our own countries i see no problem.
Life is short enjoy it while you can everything else is just propaganda. when the party is over for NJ and we are too old to be wanted in Japan there is still the state pension in the UK which is there for us whether we left or not. I don't want to speak for other countries different pension situations.
I am 50 and thinking of coming to Japan to teach and have already sent in a few applications. I have to admit ESL has been a lifline for me since my area has become stagnant for work and rip-off britain makes relocating and communting non-viable. Landlords and Employers don't make it easy for the above. Anyway please give me some better alternatives. |
Dude, it sounds like a terrible idea to be honest. ESL in Japan is about singing and dancing rather than 2nd conditionals and IELTS. You can get by on £12,000 a year, working 40 hours a week including Saturdays and working in a place where most Japanese would think you are insane for moving here?
Unless you are a helluva charismatic and energetic 50 year old, dont come here. Go to central europe and get a comfy job there or something |
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natsume
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
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Location: Chongqing, China
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Dude, totally, no way bro.
Take it from me, bra, totally not worth it, it's clown time.
Consider who is giving you advice. I was a JET ALT in my early 40s, and I was not a dancing monkey. If you are realistic about the money and job expectations, and have your own sense of self, I don't see why you couldn't do a couple/few years in eikaiwa or Interac. The first year might be dues paying, but if you are a serious individual, you can probably work your way into a tolerable job. Won't be a career, or much of a career starter, keep that in mind, but older ALTs and eikaiwa workers do exist. |
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RM1983
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| Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 8:09 am Post subject: |
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Dude, totally, no way bro.
Take it from me, bra, totally not worth it, it's clown time.
Consider who is giving you advice. I was a JET ALT in my early 40s, and I was not a dancing monkey. If you are realistic about the money and job expectations, and have your own sense of self, I don't see why you couldn't do a couple/few years in eikaiwa or Interac. The first year might be dues paying, but if you are a serious individual, you can probably work your way into a tolerable job. Won't be a career, or much of a career starter, keep that in mind, but older ALTs and eikaiwa workers do exist. |
There is a gaping gap between JET positions and eikawa though. Im working for Interac now and it pays 230, with 50% pay in the summer, 75% pay for December and etc.
He has a UK passport which gives him access to a bunch of
countries in Europe with current high demand, such as Spain or the Czech Republic - both of which are potential careers and a bit less of a ballbreaker than working here. |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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He has a UK passport which gives him access to a bunch of
countries in Europe with current high demand, such as Spain or the Czech Republic - both of which are potential careers and a bit less of a ballbreaker than working here. |
Not so sure where the info about 'current high demand' is coming from. From my long-term stance here in Europe, where we work with about 25 partner universities across the region, 'high demand' doesn't actually describe the job market, including at the entry/language school level.
Further, salaries here are generally subsistence level; it's a stretch to save up enough to buy a new bicycle or a week-long holiday - a car or flat are basically beyond a TEFL salary. EXCEPT at the relatively few niche jobs around at universities and teaching direct for corporations. Getting those jobs takes upper level qualifications, experience, and local language skills and connections.
The job market here is far more demanding and narrow than anywhere in Asia, I believe, at all levels. |
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