China News Service, March 15th. On the 15th, Beijing time, Fukuhara Ai and Jiang Hongjie jointly held a press conference in Tokyo to respond to the issue of child custody.

According to Japanese media reports, Fukuhara Ai said that she and Jiang Hongjie have reached a settlement and the two parties will raise their children together.

Jiang Hongjie did not attend the press conference and was represented by his lawyer.

  Fukuhara Ai at the press conference

　　Fukuhara Ai's speech at the press conference was very brief.

Jiang Hongjie expressed his gratitude to the Japanese court for making reasonable and fair judgments regarding all lawsuits in Japan.

According to reports, Jiang Hongjie and his son have returned to live in Taiwan, which is why he did not attend today's press conference.

Jiang Hongjie's lawyer also said that as parents, the two parties will raise the child together and will not deny Fukuhara Ai to see his son.

　　Ai Fukuhara, who was born in 1988, started playing table tennis at the age of 3. He was once the main player of the Japanese national team and participated in the 2004 Athens Olympics when he was 15 years old.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she led the team to win the bronze medal in the women's team, and the women's singles ranked fourth. In October 2018, Ai Fukuhara announced her retirement. She is one of the most popular Japanese athletes among Chinese fans.

　　After the Rio Olympics, Fukuhara Ai and Chinese Taipei team table tennis player Jiang Hongjie announced their marriage, and they had a pair of children after the marriage.

  Data map: Fukuhara Ai and Jiang Hongjie

　　However, according to Japanese media reports, the two divorced in July 2021.

In July last year, Jiang Hongjie held a press conference in Tokyo regarding the ownership of his children.

According to Taiwanese media reports at the time, Jiang Hongjie told the media that he received the judgment result from the Japanese court, "The content is the court's order requiring Ai Fukuhara to deliver the child to me. I am very grateful to the Japanese court for the judgment. I also hope that I can be with the child soon." Meet."

　　At that time, Jiang Hongjie also revealed that Fukuhara Ai told him that she would not implement the court order, which made Jiang Hongjie feel uneasy.

A lawyer who attended the press conference with Jiang Hongjie said that if Ai Fukuhara refuses to voluntarily hand over the child to Jiang Hongjie, as an option, "we will consider taking Ai Fukuhara to court for committing the crime of abduction of a minor."

　　In response, Fukuhara Ai's attorney has issued statements multiple times in response.

Ai Fukuhara claimed that her son felt insecure following Jiang Hongjie, and that Jiang Hongjie's public quarrel was to make Ai Fukuhara "socially dead".

Fukuhara Ai also publicly stated that as a mother, protecting her children is her primary responsibility.

"Things between adults should not be exposed in the public eye and affect the lives of children. I love my children. Children are my most precious treasures and I do not allow anyone to harm them."

  Data map: Fukuhara Ai in the game

　　Some Japanese media reported in November last year that the local Police Department had launched an investigation into Fukuhara Ai's "kidnapping of her son". If Fukuhara Ai is ultimately found guilty, the latter may face a prison sentence of more than 2 years and less than 20 years.

The report also stated that after the court's ruling, Fukuhara Ai did not hand over her son to Jiang Hongjie and continued to live outside with the child.

Jiang Hongjie eventually lost patience with Fukuhara Ai and filed a criminal complaint with the Metropolitan Police Department.

　　Regarding these measures by the Japanese police, Fukuhara Ai accepted an interview with Japanese media in November last year and responded: "We have received inquiries (from the Metropolitan Police Department), but we have talked with lawyers and heard that there is no problem." (over)