Q) I wish to file for divorce with my wife. Our relationship ended last year and she returned to Japan. We were married in Japan. I wonder how I can file for divorce as I am living in the U.S and she is in Japan. She is not cooperative and said she didn’t want a divorce, which seems nonsense to me. I tried to file for divorce here but the court said they don’t have jurisdiction over the foreigner living in Japan.
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