日本将签署国际儿童抚养权公约
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The Japanese government has agreed to sign up to an international treaty that sets procedures for settling cross-border child custody1 disputes.

日本政府同意签署一项关于解决跨境儿童抚养权纠纷问题的国际公约。

Many Japanese parents, as well as foreign ones, have campaigned for the change
Many Japanese parents, as well as foreign ones, have campaigned for the change
Japan is the only one of the Group of Seven industrialised nations yet to join the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction.

Correspondents say the move follows intense foreign pressure on Tokyo.

Its policies have been blamed for making it easy for Japanese mothers to remove children from foreign fathers.

The Hague Convention aims to protect the rights of both parents, and it seeks to ensure that custody decisions are made according to the laws of the country which provided the first residence for the children.

A Japanese official, Yusuke Asakura, said that Prime Minister Naoto Kan's cabinet had endorsed2(支持,赞同) the change.

Profound switch

In Japan, the courts normally give custody to one parent after a marriage breakdown3 and it is up to that parent whether they let the other parent have any access.

Many separating couples come to amicable4(友好的,友善的) agreements, but it is not unusual for one parent to be cut out of their children's lives forever.

There are a quarter of a million divorces in Japan every year, which is relatively5 low by international standards, but a dramatic increase in its own context.

The BBC's Tokyo correspondent, Roland Buerk, has said that implementation6 of the decision to follow the Hague Convention is likely to be a long process.

It would mean a change from the expectation that families should largely work things out for themselves, to the state enforcing agreements on access and child-support payments.

Bills to change Japanese law - which has no concept of joint7 custody - are expected to be submitted to parliament by the end of the year.

But our correspondent says these are likely to face some opposition8 on the grounds that the changes could hinder Japanese fleeing abusive relationships abroad.

Thousands of Japanese people marry foreigners every year.



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1 custody Qntzd     
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
参考例句:
  • He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
  • He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后,他立即被押了起来。
2 endorsed a604e73131bb1a34283a5ebcd349def4     
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
参考例句:
  • The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案,开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 breakdown cS0yx     
n.垮,衰竭;损坏,故障,倒塌
参考例句:
  • She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
  • The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障,但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。
4 amicable Qexyu     
adj.和平的,友好的;友善的
参考例句:
  • The two nations reached an amicable agreement.两国达成了一项友好协议。
  • The two nations settled their quarrel in an amicable way.两国以和睦友好的方式解决了他们的争端。
5 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地,相对地
参考例句:
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
6 implementation 2awxV     
n.实施,贯彻
参考例句:
  • Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。
7 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
参考例句:
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
8 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对,敌对
参考例句:
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
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