This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. John discloses his own personal history and expresses the importance and his passion of protecting the human rights of all children in Japan. In his talk, John shares his personal experience with the Japanese family law system. He tells of his ongoing journey to recover his daughter and make sure nobody has to endure the same pain.

John Gomez has lived in Japan since January 1995. He graduated from Harvard University in 1983 with an A.B. in Physical Sciences. In 2008, his daughter was taken by her mother, and he has been denied access to her with few visits for five and a half years. Considering that the Japanese family law system was facilitating the blockage of access to his daughter, he decided the only way to restore the relationship with his daughter was to go to the US to build support and create pressure against the injustice.

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