Takara celebrates his 16th birthday this month having been cut of from his Canadian family since he was ten years old.
April 2009
After two years of us attempting to negotiate access to the children through Ayako's lawyer Mr. Isu, Mr. Isu recently reported to the Canadian embassy that he has yet to meet with Ayako.
September 2008
Work on the film is ongoing. It is now entitled "from the Shadows." The website for the film is www.fromtheshadowsmovie.com
After trying for over a year, Murray finally opened dialogue with Ayako's former lawyer Mr. Isu. We are hopeful that we will be able to negotiate some access to their Canadain family for the children
November 2007
David Hearn and Matt Antell of A & H Productions are working on a documentary film about parental child abduction entitled “For Taka and Mana.” They have been filming for a little over a year, following our case and the cases of several other families. They have registered their film as a non-profit project with the International Documentary Association in the United States and are currently working to raise financial support for post-production.
Matt Antell and David Hearn have been working on this project for two years. They have been spending their own money and devoting huge amounts of time to it. I have gotten to know both of them very well. They are making this film because they have a genuine concern for the rights of children. They need financial support in order to complete the film. If you have the means to make a donation, or know people who do, we would greatly appreciate your help in bringing this project to fruition.
December 2006
The Honourable Madam Justice Koenigsberg makes strong statements about the harm done to children through parental abduction in her Reasons for Sentence in Regina v. Nathallie Gettliffe-Grant GRANT_SENTENCING_REASONS.pdf
August 29, 2006
I have removed Dr. Ohnogi's report from the website at her request. I hope to have a new document with relevant information regarding the psychological damage caused by parental abduction available soon.
On August 21, 2006, Marilyn and Ian Wood, Brett Whitelaw and I delivered a petition, with over 800 signatures requesting Takara and Manami's return, to the Japanese consulate in Vancouver.
March 31, 2006
CBC radio interviewed me and Ambassador Numata this morning on 'The Current.' It, along with the recent article in the Richmond News, was encouraging from an awareness raising perspective.
