Along with an increasing number of international marriages and divorces, child abductions to Japan - the only G-7 nation that has not signed the treaty - have been on the rise.

随着国际婚姻和离婚的增加，被拐到日本的孩子的数量已经上升，而日本是7国集团中唯一的没有签署这项公约的国家。

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However, the credibility of the ETH as an explanation for abductions is disputed by most psychologists who have investigated this phenomenon.

但是，外星人假说来解释绑架事件的可靠性在那些调查过这些现象的心理学家中存在争论。

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In 2009, the U.S. State Department ranked Japan at the top of its list in reported abductions from the U.S. among non-signatory nations.

在2009年，美国国务部在没有签署公约的国家中把日本列在从美国拐骗儿童的名单中的首位。

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"But a lot of groups that are responsible for the abductions are also very keen in obtaining ransom.

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The incidents included the abductions of four foreign women, one of whom subsequently died.

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He said MSF had no verifiable information on who was responsible for the abductions and what their motives were.

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No-one has admitted the abductions but the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, has staged a series of attacks in northern Nigeria.

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