Vincent Fichot says his two children were 'abducted' by their Japanese mother AFP/Philip FONGTOKYO: A Frenchman who went on hunger strike in Tokyo seeking access to his children said on Friday he had ended his protest to undergo surgery on his finger after a fall.
He said he had fractured his finger in a fall on Wednesday, having lost around 14kg since he started his protest on Jul 10 weighing 80kg.Advertisement Fichot, who has lived in Japan for 15 years, says his wife accused him in court of domestic violence but later retracted the claim. No official numbers exist, but rights groups have estimated that about 150,000 minors are forcibly separated from a parent every year in Japan.French President Emmanuel Macron raised the issue with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga last week on a visit to the country to attend the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony.
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