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Sweden and Japan in court over custody of Marianne
In Yokohama a court hears a custody case over Marianne Yamaguchi a six year old girl born to a Swedish mother and an American father. Baron Lagerfelt argues Marianne is Swedish due to parents marriage status and seeks guardianship and removal to Sweden while the Yamaguchis push for American citizenship status and retain foster care. Marianne, raised as Japanese with Nordic features, speaks Japanese and is happy with her foster parents. another hearing is set for May 4.
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Yokohama
Japan
Viviane Wilson
Pene
Eets
Fie
Rome
Leopold Figl
Austria
U. S. Army
United States
Marianne
Sweden
Baron K. G. Lagerfelt
Yamaguchis
Yamaguchi