goldsounds said...

goldsounds at 02:51 PM JST - 27th July

TheMarion is quite right, though this gesture should extend to all 700 U.S. bases around the world. Send them home to get their own house in order, and nothing bad is going to happen.

Posted in U.S. servicepersons in Okinawa to be required to live inside base at 02:51 PM JST - 27th July
goldsounds at 02:37 AM JST - 22nd July

What a useless article. How about identifying the park in question? Is that too "newsy" for JT?

Posted in Serial cat killer on the loose again in Tokyo's Setagaya at 02:37 AM JST - 22nd July
goldsounds at 12:22 PM JST - 18th June

*"mixed arguments over whether to prohibit the personal possession of child pornography"

this is a morbid joke, right?*

Well, I have mixed feelings on this. Possessing an image of any kind should not be illegal in itself. To have a "crime" in its proper definition you need a victim, and…

Posted in NPA sets up team to help victims of child pornography at 12:22 PM JST - 18th June
goldsounds at 07:11 PM JST - 9th June

umm...Japan shouldn't be buying such a plane because it's a giant waste of money in a recession! Do we really need to boost the military industrial complex in these times? Disband the military, send the U.S. home, and get back to saving money and making things, not blowing stuff up.

Posted in Japan still hopes for F-22 fighter despite U.S. recommendation of F-35 at 07:11 PM JST - 9th June
goldsounds at 01:12 PM JST - 12th May

I was out somewhere and there was a boy approx 7 years old frolicking naked in a fountain. I thought it was a great scene and wanted to photograph it (I fancy myself a photographer). Despite not being attracted to boys, especially children, I felt guilt for even wanting to…

Posted in 57-year-old Saitama tax chief arrested for taking pictures of naked 9-year-old girl at 01:12 PM JST - 12th May
goldsounds at 10:12 AM JST - 12th May

If you thought conviction rates were high under judges, just wait!

Posted in Many people are expressing concern about the lay jury system which starts on May 21. What do you think about it? at 10:12 AM JST - 12th May
goldsounds at 11:28 AM JST - 11th May

This is exactly the kind of sentence that should be given to ALL people committing crimes like this. He has paid the money back, plus some it seems, and is now completely screwed in his professional life. No need for jail, which just makes the rest of us pay for…

Posted in Disgraced J-pop producer Komuro convicted of fraud; given suspended sentence at 11:28 AM JST - 11th May
goldsounds at 03:14 PM JST - 7th May

thatsa somma nice-a footaballa

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goldsounds at 10:50 AM JST - 1st May

goldsounds - huh? Since when does protecting the public against antisocial behaviour count as bossing around?

when you force private property owners to ban smoking, an act that is surely more dangerous than smoking itself. I'm sure the author can learn to find a bar that suits his needs on…

Posted in Author Barry Eisler finds gold on the mean streets of Tokyo at 10:50 AM JST - 1st May
goldsounds at 11:07 AM JST - 30th April

I really wish the country would catch up to the West in its respect for non-smokers.

Translation: I wish Japan would also learn how to boss people around more like America does and order private business to do things that I feel are important. God knows I can't just go…

Posted in Author Barry Eisler finds gold on the mean streets of Tokyo at 11:07 AM JST - 30th April