There has been media coverage since March 22 regarding the private adoption agency “Baby Life,” which had continued its operation without getting the license and closed in 2020.   Since ISSJ has received inquiries from media and ex-clients of Baby Life, we comment our policy as below. 1. Intercountry adoption In the postwar period when ISSJ was established, we arranged intercountry adoptions for children who couldn’t be raised in their families. Today, we place children to adoptive parents who live in Japan in principle. Such operation is conforming to the 1993 Hague Convention and Adoption Agency Law in Japan. For adoption between parents and a child of different nationalities, our […]

The ISS 2019-2020 Global Report is now available in the format of an online flip-book. Please find it here: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/81f42ee7de.html

Dear All, Happy New Year.As we step into another year, I’d like to thank you for your continuous support and encouragement to ISSJ. You may have mixed feelings about celebrating a new year when the covid-19 wreaks havoc in the world, but first and foremost, we wish you health and moments of peace. Amid the crisis that would go down in the human history, I feel as if a heavenly voice tells us to reexamine the way we are in all respects.  These days it is getting harder to see the truth or what matters most, partly due to a flood of information. What do you think about this? A […]

In light of the increased severity of the COVID-19 in Japan and worldwide, ISSJ is expanding its support for refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants. Since early April, when the spread of the virus became more serious, we have been receiving a large number of calls from people in need. Although we quickly adopted remote work, we have never closed our office so that we can promptly respond to phone calls. We first received calls from people experiencing anxiety related to sudden change of their life circumstances, such as fear of unpaid rent or availability of medical treatment for coronavirus infection. Then, as the virus spread and prolonged economic depression, there […]

Due to the recent outbreak of COVID-19, the charity film and bazar event which was scheduled for October 24th, has been cancelled. We will inform you of the next schedule as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Stay healthy, ISSJ