{"id":33542,"date":"2022-07-09T11:17:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-09T11:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/hideo-kojima-mistakened-as-shinzo-abe-assassin"},"modified":"2022-07-09T13:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T13:15:00","slug":"hideo-kojima-mistakened-as-shinzo-abe-assassin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/hideo-kojima-mistakened-as-shinzo-abe-assassin","title":{"rendered":"Death Stranding Creator Hideo Kojima Misidentified As Shinzo Abe’s Assassin"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 8th July 2022, former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed in an assassination at a campaign event outside a train station. According to reports, the suspect, who is now in custody, pulled out a handmade gun and began firing at the politician.<\/p>\n

Shinzo’s death still rings terror after his assassination, and the world mourns the loss of one of the longest-serving Japanese prime ministers in history. But in a recent report by Kotaku<\/a>, vile people online have been using this moment to share misinformation and racist remarks.<\/p>\n

Hideo Kojima Misidentified As Shinzo Abe’s Assassin<\/h2>\n
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Hideo Kojima created Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding. (Picture: Hideo Kojima)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following the announcement of Shinzo’s death, the internet’s darkest parts and most trashy people seized the opportunity to share images of Hideo Kojima<\/a>, the creator of Death Stranding<\/a> and Metal Gear Solid. They stated how similar he looked to Shinzo Abe’s assassin.<\/p>\n

With these racist posts continuing to trend, it eventually reached Twitter, where far-right French politician Damien Rieu retweeted the image of Kojima<\/a> with a comment translating, “the extreme left kills.” <\/p>\n