hawkins287 said:
I used to know her last name but it has been almost ten years since I have seen her and I forgot it. Also, she wasnt pregnant when she left, my spouse and I had just had a baby boy and she was there when he was born. All I know is where she lived when she was in the states. I did have her full name and address but I lost it. All I know is her name is Naoko, we used to dance and hang out together in Irvine CA and she wanted to be a writer.
Well, here is an attempt to give you some hints... it might work.
You'll have to do a little bit of hunting. I don't really know how it works in US when a resident departs from one place to go to another (state) or country, but I'm enumarating things that are done here in Europe where you can trace people fairly easilly.
1) go to the town council (town/city hall) of her last known residence address (where she lived) in US (it is probably the same one where you live or lived at the time.) and see with them if she has given a forwarding address there.
2) do the same with local police station or any official immigration dept in the area where she lived.
3) do the same with post office. Surely, she must have given them some kind of an address for forwarding mail subsequently to her departure. Maybe they can still find it in their records (hopefully).
4) do the same with local neighbours, schools where her (other?) child(ren) use to go or places, associaitions or other friends she might have had at the time. Try to remember where she was well known for going and meeting other people and go and ask if they know anything (like
5) go to the nearest JAPANESE CONSULATE or EMBASSY to seek help or helpfull information about her address. They might be able to help. If they do not want to give you an address (which they probably will NOT for obvious reasons), you wil INSIST that they transmit and/or forward a message from
you directly. Doing this she will receive your word without you knowing her whereabout and she will then write backto you giving all information if she wishes to. If not, it means she will not want you anymore and then you can forget all about it. If she is a woman, it is better if a woman will do this approach to the embassy.
6) Try to contact any other japanese person and /or society, company you might know in your living area/city and expose your problem, asking for ideas and suggestions.
7) Anything that can be of help (that one does'nt help...)
10'432) Hire a private detective in Japan (veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery expensive solution).
If I think of something else, I'll let you know later
Good luck to you Sherlock Holmes !!!!
tu patauges !!
