While I hope my children show their mother respect, I can’t help but think of the harm she has done.  Not only do I suffer EVERY single day, but I know my children do as well.  The endless nights of not being able to sleep, the constant tears, and reminders of children I can no longer see, is extremely hurtful to me, my family, and my friends.  The rippling effect caused by committing child abduction is harmful to so many people.  Due to her act, my children must now grow up without their father by their side

The ironic part of the whole thing is how she thinks she loves her children.  How can any act of love include removing a loving parent from a child?  This was not done for the kids, but to satisfy her own shellfish needs.  When my kids were here, I exposed my children to many different activities; which they now will never enjoy again.  Naoko did not take the kids hiking, canoeing, or camping; I did.  She did not take them to the plays and children’s concerts; I did.  Because I was so active in their lives, I was punished for being a good father.

It seems to me, she saw raising our children as a competition.  Instead of looking at our children having a happy life, exposing them to all life has to offer, she wanted to win.  Well she won; she has the children and I do not.  However, I didn’t lose my children, she did.  Our children will now suffer their whole lives without having a father around.  I know what this loss is like.  My mother unfortunately had a short life; dying when I was only nine years-old.  Punishing my children this way is just wrong!

• If one abuses her child, she will be denied visitation in the USA or have court supervised visitation.

• Did you ever consider that a parent will abduct her child to another country to avoid the law?  I have discovered many abductors have checkered pasts and want to escape embarrassment.

While I suffer everyday knowing my ex wife, Naoako Numakami, has abducted our children I have some reasonable assurances they are safe from physical abuse.  I have spoken with fathers who know their kids are being physically abused by their ex spouses.  The abductors took the kids before authorities came to arrest them or before it could be proven in US Courts.  In Japan, child abuse by women was flatly ignored by Japanese courts which can’t seem to believe that women can beat their kids.   This is ironic considering they have often witnessed it in their own homes.

However, I have NO assurances from mental child abuse.  I have witnessed my ex-wife treat our son and daughter with such disrespect and with such force you would think she is a direct reincarnation from a long line of dictators.  Her verbal abuse toward the kids was unbearable.  You won’t believe what I watched unless you saw it on camera. Something I now wish I did.  I suffer so much knowing this going on.

I fight everyday to survive a day without some kind of mental break down as so many other left behind parents have done.  Of all life’s challenges this one is by far the hardest to understand and to deal with.  It is flat our pathetic that nothing has been to date to stop the Japanese from raiding our kids.  Toyota knowing put cars with faulty brakes on the street killing people, fishermen kill dolphins and whales for no logical reason other than Japanese arrogance and now I have discovered they are openly and willingly commit kidnapping.  Simply because we are not Japanese Nationals we have no right to see our kids.

No matter how hard Naoko Numakami tries to separate me from my kids, I will never give up the fight to be with my kids.

I love you Gunnar and Kianna,

Daddy

Japan is a black hole for child abductions where many parents abduct their children leaving left behind parents like me without the right to raise my kids.  In over 50 years the Department of State has never been able to return our children through diplomatic means.  Since the abduction I have been awarded sole legal custody of my children.  However, it is a hollow victory since I don’t have physical custody of Gunnar and Kianna Berg.  They are somewhere in Japan.  I don’t know where they are living or what they are doing.  I am one of many grieving parents who suffer everyday with this unbelievable situation.  I no longer have the opportunity to take my children camping, take them traveling, help them with their school work or talk about life with them before they go to bed.  These were common occurrences which we shared before their selfish mother Naoko Numakami kidnapped them to Japan.

Now I am forced to place my children’s fate into hands of our Federal Government, specifically in hands of the State Department.  The State Department constantly tells us parents they are doing everything they can to return our children.  However, the select group of left behind parents do not believe it.  Unable to resolve even one case with the Japanese Government leaves me little faith that they will fight for my children.  This is where Congressman Chris Smith has introduced a critical bill that would raise the awareness International Child Abductions.

The bill (HR3240) creates an Ambassador at Large for International Child Abductions.  The new ambassador will produce a yearly report ranking countries as either tier 1, 2 or 3 when it comes to resolving abduction cases.  This will be done in a similar fashion to the Human Trafficking Report that report which is also produced once a year.  The bill also requires the State Department to report to the appropriate congressional office when a new case is established.  Most importantly the office creates a central location where left behind parents can get help.

This whole situation has been very difficult on me and well as my family.  Somehow I continue to go on and every day I pray for their return. When I can sleep I periodically have dreams of my children.  The nightmare I live with is knowing that when these dreams end, I will never see them again.