Authorities have officially dropped all charges against an American who tried to snatch back his children from his ex-wife in Japan, the Fukuoka prosecutor's office said Thursday.
Japan has dropped kidnapping charges against U.S. father Christopher Savoie.
The ambassadors of eight Western nations urged Japan on Friday to consider signing The Hague Convention on international child abduction.
The ambassadors of eight nations urged Japan to ratify the Hague Treaty on child abduction. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
Japanese authorities have released an American man who was jailed for allegedly trying to snatch back his children from his estranged wife.
An American man who flew to Japan to reclaim his children is now out of jail. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
An American father jailed in Tokyo has been harshly treated, his attorney said Monday, while Japanese authorities said he is getting "special" treatment.
A handful of people rallied outside the Japanese Embassy on Saturday to show support for an American man who is jailed in Japan, accused of trying to kidnap his own children.
On February 12, 2009, Christopher Savoie received an e-mail from his ex-wife that he had feared would come.
Wearing a Nashville School of Law T-shirt, Christopher Savoie walked into a second-floor police interrogation room. In one corner, a stopwatch was running to hold him to the 15 minutes allotted for the interview.
The case of a Tennessee man jailed in Japan for trying to snatch back his children from his estranged wife is not as clear-cut as it's been made out to be, authorities here said Wednesday.
American Christopher Savoie is in jail in Japan because he tried to get his children back. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
Had this custody drama played out in the United States, Christopher Savoie might be considered a hero -- snatching his two little children back from an ex-wife who defied the law and ran off with them.
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