HAL GOLD (1929 ~ 2009), was a newspaper columnist, novelist, translator, shigin performer, actor, and beloved friend of KJ and a true Kyoto legend. A writer/translator with special interest in the post-Meiji Restoration era, Hal’s works include Neutral War (WWII historical fiction); Unit 731 Testimony (history); From Shanghai to Shanghai : The War Diary of an Imperial Japanese Army Medical Officer, 1937-1941 by Tetsuo Aso (trans); and ITALICS The Politics of Nanjing (trans.)
