David Goldman still cannot get custody of his son.
In the meantime, we have an American who has legal custody of his children after his wife illegally took the kids to Japan. He goes to Japan, abducts his children, and tries to make it to the consulate, but is intercepted by police. Now he is in jail facing prison time.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapc...ion/index.html
The article says that in Japan, typically one parent gives up custody entirely. I've seen this happen. It makes little sense to me.