Olympics-Frenchman seeks Macron's help over 'abduction' of his children in Japan


  • World
  • Friday, 23 Jul 2021

French father-of-two Vincent Fichot stands with his banner where he has been on a hunger strike since July 10 to protest what he says is Japan's sanctioning of child 'abductions' by a parent, near the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Chang-Ran Kim

TOKYO (Reuters) - Vincent Fichot has not eaten in nearly two weeks.

The 39-year-old Frenchman is camped outside one of Tokyo's Olympic Stadiums - not far from Friday's opening ceremony - on a hunger strike to protest what he says is the legal abduction of his children in Japan.

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