- The Hague Convention states children taken out of their country of primary residence by one parent without consent from the other parent should be returned.One image drew particular ire, as many interpreted it as depicting a blonde-haired father striking a half-Japanese child while she dreams of Japan and her mother.
- Some on Twitter said the pamphlet promoted xenophobia.
Japans Hague Conv. booklet in English: http://www.mofa.go.jp/files/000034153.pdf … When I saw the "racism" cries I thought "it can't be that bad" It kinda is...
Japan's MOFA's description of the Hague Convention tweaking propaganda and racial/gender stigma: pity and imbecile. http://www.crnjapan.net/mofadoc.pdf- One Twitter user pointed out a case where a child was abducted by the mother, not a foreign father.
- Others were grateful Japan has adopted the Hague Convention and was making an attempt to explain its implications.
@DavidMcNeill3 @JapanFocus I was distressed by foot dragging on Hague, but this booklet is fine. Explained the treaty implications well- Another observer criticised the use of a cartoon to explain the implications of the treaty.
- An English version of the pamphlet can be viewed in full below.
