Discrimination Against Non-Japanese In Granting Child Custody

There is a widely held perception that the courts are strongly racially biased in favor of Japanese nationals, regardless of the inappropriateness for custody or danger to the child. Although the mother generally gets custody when both parents are Japanese, when one parent is non-Japanese, we believe that the Japanese gets custody, regardless of whether they are a father or a mother.  Statistically, in the case where the foreign parent is a father, it is generally a Caucasian father, but in the case where the foreign parent is a mother, it is typically an Asian mother.  It is almost unheard of for custody to be given to a foreign parent in a contested custody case in Japan.  There are also anecdotal reports of courts ignoring threats of violence from the Japanese parent rather than give custody to the non-Japanese.

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