What it's like to adopt a child in Japan
Today we speak with Andrew, an American who became an adoptive parent in Japan. He opens up about the challenges of navigating Japan’s child welfare system, cultural differences in parenting, and what inspired him to open his home to children in need. Andrew shares his personal journey, misconceptions people often have about adoption in Japan, and how he’s working to change the narrative around fostering and adoption. -- 00:00 Intro 00:55 Meet Andrew 05:13 Post College 07:03 Life in Japan in the 80's 11:02 Adoption 14:03 After Seeing the Light 17:52 International Adoptions 23:24 Adoption Culture in Japan 25:54 Legal Dependency 27:35 The Adoption Process From America 35:46 Why Not Adopt in Japan? 40:19 How Common is Adoption? 48:10 The Day Andrew Got The Call 51:47 Moving Process 1:02:49 Process After Moving to America 1:05:10 Koseki Family Registry 1:12:00 Reintegrating to Japan 1:20:18 Adoption Communities and Resources 1:24:49 Andrew's Message 1:29:50 Final Thoughts -- Liked this episode? Check out our interview with Yurie, a half Japanese half American comedian who talks about living in both countries and she navigates being a hafu comedian in Japan! • Tokyo Hoe Tales: How Yurie Collins is brin... -- Follow Andrew: / aneuman Follow Us: https://unpacking.jp/ https://open.spotify.com/show/2YrHVOA... / @unpackingjapanshorts / unpacking_japan / unpackingjapan https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan / unpackingjapan Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/ Additional resources for inforomation on adoption: The Family of Adoption: Completely Revised and Updated / 962764.the_family_of_adoption 作家デビュー十年で新境地となった、出産を...『朝が来る』辻村深月 | 文春文庫 https://books.bunshun.jp/ud/book/num/... Yokohama Yankee: My Family’s Five Generations as Outsiders in Japan - Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien https://www.dijtokyo.org/ja/event/yok... Intercountry Adoption https://travel.state.gov/content/trav... https://hermes-ir.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/her... Here Comes the Sun: A Journey to Adoption in 8 Chakras / here-comes-the-sun Adoption and Historical Background in Japan https://www.issj.org/adoption-web-en/... Why Is It Important to Increase Foster Care and Adoption Programs? | The Nippon Foundation https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/ne... Family Matters: Promoting Special Adoptions in Japan for the Good of Children en.nippon-foundation.or.jp https://www.nippon.com/en/currents/d0... 戸籍の窓口II 養子縁組・特別養子縁組 | 日本加除出版 https://www.kajo.co.jp/c/book/01/0101... 関連書籍 | 子どもたちに家庭をプロジェクト https://nf-kodomokatei.jp/book/ 里親と特別養子縁組 https://www.chuko.co.jp/shinsho/2024/...
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