James Kazuma Kinder, a 10-year-old from Irving, Texas, was taken on February 20, 2013, along with his sister, Mizuki Kinder. Both children were taken by their non-custodial mother, Masumi Yamataka, who is believed to have fled to Japan with them. The disappearance is one of several international parental abductions to Japan; the return rate for such cases has historically been extremely low.

The situation underscores the difficulties families face when a parent takes children across international borders to countries where cooperation on return is limited.

If anyone has information about James, Mizuki, Masumi Yamataka, or their movements after February 20, 2013, please come forward.