Quote from: derpderpington on September 06, 2012, 02:53 amI live in Japan.Any method that ends in BitCoins will at some point feature my I.D. being checked and probably photocopied.I have reached the conclusion that laundry is not optional, I'm afraid, is necessary.The only question the remains in my head is do I want to go direct from bank to gox, leaving 1 big footprint with a respected national bank that is never going to be scrutinized or investigated in and of itself, but who might ask questions about what/why I am transacting (I will prep an alibi). OrDo I want to go bouncing around leaving multiple smaller footprints with a few intermediaries who are not nearly as respectable as my bank and will come under fire if the hammer ever falls on BitCoins in general, but at the same time, probably don't care why I am using their services.You don't need to buy bitcoins through Japan because you live there. Look at bitcoin-otc for example. And I'm sure Japan has prepaid cards too, so you could get one of them to exchange for bitcoins.