It is a tired and desperate father who began a hunger strike on Saturday, July 10, in front of a Tokyo station.
Living in Japan for 15 years, Vincent Fichot has been living a nightmare since his wife, of Japanese nationality, abducted her two children three years ago.
He never saw them again.
The 39-year-old father is determined he won't stop his action until his son and daughter are returned to him.
“I gave everything, lost my job, my house and my savings for three years.
I have 80 kg left, and I will give them to the last gram, ”he says.
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Parental abductions are common in Japan, where joint custody does not exist in law, in cases of separation of couples.
It is estimated that 15,000 minors are victims of it each year in the archipelago.