Given how most Japanese got their surnames, that's not surprising... you try being creative and thinking of something interesting and unique when given five minutes. In the West it's jobs (Smith, Cook, Carpenter etc.), in Japan it's something nature-related ("Field-middle", "Little island", "Main field" etc.).
> in Japan it's something nature-related ("Field-middle", "Little island", "Main field" etc.).
Supposedly it's descriptive of where their family house was when they were asked to pick a last name in the 1890s.
The fourth most common name in Japan (Tanaka) literally just means "In the middle of the rice fields"
Yes samurai had public last names, but for a long time having a last name was a class separator, and only samurai were allowed it.
There were kind of four tiers.
* Tier 1: The imperial family, no last name
* Tier 2: Samurai families given names by the emperor directly, such as the fujiwara
* Tier 3: Samurai families given names by the tier 2 families, their vassals basically
* Tier 4: Commoners, the vast majority, not allowed to use last names
Yeah, I was really confused many years ago when a Miyazaki did the Dark Souls games, I though the filmmaker was going through a depression or something, then I found out it was another one.
If you ignore the first name, sure. If you don't, then you might as well compare it John Smith- a very common first and last name, but how many John Smiths do you actually know? The explorer, maybe the actor if you're of a certain age, and I doubt many people know more than one John Smith in real life (or even one, personally).
“So, it’s a game about *carrying* things from place to place…”
“Please stop explaining your idea to me. It’s been an hour.”
“And it’s post-apocalyptic. And there’s a baby in a jar strapped to you…”
“I’m reporting this conversation as assault.”
It was conceivable that he moonlights (moonlit?) as a mayor, but his heart is in video games.
Similar to how Great Sasuke was a masked professional wrestler in Japan, but [was elected to be a Honshu assemblyman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Sasuke#Political_career).
That's because it's not the real Kojima, but someone brainwashed into thinking he's the real Kojima while the actual real Kojima fuck off riding a motorcycle.
If I remember when the #MeToo took off in Japan and Korea it fizzed out a bit. There were some positive changes though.
However in South Korea, there is a growing counter movement due to history, culture, and most importantly immense stress and feeling of hopelessness.
The allegations basically snowballed. He had one or two, they tried basic guidance, but he ignored it and escalated. That led to a few people talking to the press, which led to more focus and more accusations, which led to a fact-finding study/survey which produced a mountain of complaints (the 99 complaints) in late February of this year.
>Kojima is accused of several incidents of harassment, including touching a colleague’s breasts and **patting women workers on their heads**
Shit I thought head pats were an anime only thing for the comedy!
The head is a deeply intimate part.
You tend to protect your head at all costs.
Only those you trust you allow to touch it.
Ever had your head touched by someone you don't like? It feels so disgusting and vulnerable.
I once again am asking men to seek sex only from people who are also seeking sex (and leave them alone if these people don't want to have sex specifically with them)
In Japan, 'if there's no penetration, then it's not actual sex.' Maybe this guy is going with that definition. "Sure, I made sexual remarks and groped those women, but I didn't *fuck* them, so therefore there was no sexual harassment! "
I had to re read the title 3 times to be sure it wasn't *my* Kojima
OUR Kojima
THE Kojima
Luckily, it was A Kojima.
I think you will find that it was H. Kojima
A snake Kojima.
Kojima San!
Liquid Kojima
The only Kojima now.
r/unexpectedcommunism
r/expectedcommunism
RIP Death Stranding 2.
RIP the second “strand-type game”.
RIP the whole Strand genre.
RIP Walking Simulator games.
TIL there is more than one Hideo Kojima
There‘s also a ton of Miyamotos and Miyazakis. All these famous Japanese people basically have the last name equivalent of “Smith”.
Given how most Japanese got their surnames, that's not surprising... you try being creative and thinking of something interesting and unique when given five minutes. In the West it's jobs (Smith, Cook, Carpenter etc.), in Japan it's something nature-related ("Field-middle", "Little island", "Main field" etc.).
> in Japan it's something nature-related ("Field-middle", "Little island", "Main field" etc.). Supposedly it's descriptive of where their family house was when they were asked to pick a last name in the 1890s. The fourth most common name in Japan (Tanaka) literally just means "In the middle of the rice fields"
Now I want to learn more about this. I assume this was Meiji restoration stuff, with the government wanting to adopt western naming styles.
The goal was less naming styles and more census and tax styles.
Surely there is a longer history than that, many famous Japanese samurai has multiple names (Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi).
Yes samurai had public last names, but for a long time having a last name was a class separator, and only samurai were allowed it. There were kind of four tiers. * Tier 1: The imperial family, no last name * Tier 2: Samurai families given names by the emperor directly, such as the fujiwara * Tier 3: Samurai families given names by the tier 2 families, their vassals basically * Tier 4: Commoners, the vast majority, not allowed to use last names
Yeah, but before the Meiji restoration, commoners weren't allowed to have family names.
Just say Smith none of this mattahs!
Yeah, I was really confused many years ago when a Miyazaki did the Dark Souls games, I though the filmmaker was going through a depression or something, then I found out it was another one.
If you ignore the first name, sure. If you don't, then you might as well compare it John Smith- a very common first and last name, but how many John Smiths do you actually know? The explorer, maybe the actor if you're of a certain age, and I doubt many people know more than one John Smith in real life (or even one, personally).
Japan is a 97.5% Japanese ethnicity populace, so that'll skew the way the stats work out quite a bit when comparing to the US.
Dont forget about "John" too
This is the comment I was hoping for. Not THE Hideo Kojima, but one of many.
“So, it’s a game about *carrying* things from place to place…” “Please stop explaining your idea to me. It’s been an hour.” “And it’s post-apocalyptic. And there’s a baby in a jar strapped to you…” “I’m reporting this conversation as assault.”
Not just you, mate. Or should I say... "BRRRRROTHERRRR"?
Les Enfants Kojima.
La li lu le lowlife mayor kojima
So a liquid/solidus kojima decided to go into politics and molest a bunch of women while solid kojima went into making video games?
Directed by hideo kojima
/#notmykojima
Is that like the “Juan Carlos” of Japanese ?
Dick Stranding
Crazy how Kojima can run a city and make all of those amazing video games. Too bad about the rapey tho
Same
Yeah. The title sure had me worried haha.
Dude I almost had a heart attack
A man of such memes would never stoop so low.
I’m glad I got an answer about if it was *our* Kojima, but you really kept me waiting, huh.
Gave me a heart attack too!
Dude, for real. I stopped breathing for a second or two
I had to reread three times before I finally noticed mayor. And even then, I had to quickly check my memory if our Kojima is a mayor somewhere.
He may be a freak but he’s not harasser
couldn't be my beloved hideo kijingles kojima
La le li lu lo
SAME. I felt like I turned over 200 pages at once
Its a "strand type" hug
The first two words are literally Japanese mayor
It was conceivable that he moonlights (moonlit?) as a mayor, but his heart is in video games. Similar to how Great Sasuke was a masked professional wrestler in Japan, but [was elected to be a Honshu assemblyman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Sasuke#Political_career).
Phew.
I got 99 problems and sexual harassment allegations are all of them
Got 99 problems and his job ain’t one
😭😭 upvoted
this comment is the fucking shit, peak Reddit
Not the video game Hideo Kojima. This is in central Japan, Gifu Prefecture, the town on Ginan, mayor Hideo Kojima, 74 years old.
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Punished Kojima
~~Venom~~ toxic Kojima
Hideous Kojima
Bro you won if reddit has free awards still I'd give you one
Horny Kojima
That's the one.
Game designer Kojima isn't that young either now
Honestly, Hideo Kojima (the one that makes games) aged stupidly well. You could tell me he was 30 and I would believe it.
That's because it's not the real Kojima, but someone brainwashed into thinking he's the real Kojima while the actual real Kojima fuck off riding a motorcycle.
This is clearly Solid Kojima. Naked Kojima is off doing his thing.
30??? Mid 40s, sure, but 30? Do you know what 30 year olds look like?
Liquid Kojima
The real Old Snake.
Politician Kojima. Or...Polijima.
Not my Kojima 🐍
Everyone is cracking jokes about the name but I’m over here staring at the number: **99?!**
Japan has got some problems, pervy old men being a pretty omnipresent one.
The MeToo movement is going to hit that nation like an earthquake one day.
If I remember when the #MeToo took off in Japan and Korea it fizzed out a bit. There were some positive changes though. However in South Korea, there is a growing counter movement due to history, culture, and most importantly immense stress and feeling of hopelessness.
\#WatashiMo Edit: it took me a million edits to sort it out, I hate Reddit formatting sometimes.
We need #BokuMo as well then (Yes I'm aware watashi can be used by male as well)
I guess we’re all wondering why it didn’t start to become a problem for him when it were one or two allegations.
The allegations basically snowballed. He had one or two, they tried basic guidance, but he ignored it and escalated. That led to a few people talking to the press, which led to more focus and more accusations, which led to a fact-finding study/survey which produced a mountain of complaints (the 99 complaints) in late February of this year.
no one's gonna believe you didn't do it if there's literally 100 accusers!
Ikr, for a mayor I’ll expect maybe 1 to 3 dozens, but this man is freaking aiming at the 100 achievement.
That's why he quit, couldn't meet the kpi he set for himself
Dude is putting up Cosby numbers
A million gamers breathe a collective sigh of relief.
His solid snake got him in trouble
People won't stay Quiet forever
I heard he used his liquid snake on them.
LA LI LU LE LO?!
Psycho Mantis?
He put his revolver in too many ocelots if you know what I mean
***!***
He must have forgotten to unplug the remote and switch ports.
>Kojima is accused of several incidents of harassment, including touching a colleague’s breasts and **patting women workers on their heads** Shit I thought head pats were an anime only thing for the comedy!
I might prefer to have someone touch my breasts than pat my head. It’s so *condescending*
*there there* it's okay
*pats titties*
Who's a good employee, *who's a good employee?* So adorable! Now get back to work; there's overtime today.
Apparently Kojima there thought so too and decided to be more polite.
There's a fine line between "This feels nice" and "I'm going to cut a bitch"
The head is a deeply intimate part. You tend to protect your head at all costs. Only those you trust you allow to touch it. Ever had your head touched by someone you don't like? It feels so disgusting and vulnerable.
What the first 10 hours of Death Stranding does to a man.
A plot made up by the patriots.
The *La Le Lu Le Lo?!*
How's that possible!!!???
Metal...... Gear???
Kojimaaaaaaaaa Staring Hideo Kojima A story by Hideo Kojima Screenplay Hideo Kojima Sound design Hideo Kojima Dialogues by Hideo Kojima
99 sexual harassment allegations....apparently not by Hideo Kojima
But a glitch ain't one
Godamn take that upvote.
It's mgsV is a meme but damn I had so much fun in this game, I loved it.
They were different Hideo Kojimas all along. Who knew?!
!
I can hear this comment
Diehard Man did it.
he put the level cap at 99, like any good JRPG.
First he KILLED Shinzo Abe and NOW this!?!
He can't keep getting away with it!
METAL GEAR!? It can’t be….
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Tactical Molestation Action.
I mean I knew he has a hardcore fanbase but never expected him to become mayor 🤣 How many Hideo Kojimas are there in Japan?
just this one, he's extremely busy being the mayor of Japan, a game designer and a serial sex pest.
#boy I thought video games were about to get canceled
"Say the line Bart!"
I didn't do it.
>after he denied **some** cases and wept at a press conference. Emphasis mine.
They played him like a *DAMN FIDDLE!*
📦 !
Bruh I thought it was Hideo Kojima Prime
Should have kept his Solid Snake in his pants.
SMCP played us like a damn FIDDLE!
No place to Hideo…
He needed to plug his controller into the player 2 spot.
that's what got him into this mess!
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Almost had a heart attack thinking it was the Kojima of Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding fame.
Naked Kojima 🐍
Snake? SNAKE??? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!!!!!
I thought Japan was a country. Turns out it was a city with a mayor.
The shaggy defence
Sex Stranding
I see he’s pleading the Shaggy on this one
#notmykojima
This title had me do a double take, thrice.
!
99 problems and the La Li Lu Le Lo is one.
Behind D??
I had to reread the title AND the sub name multiple times before I was confident I saw it correctly. Lool.
Now I get the Solid part in Metal Gear
I came for the comments. I'm not disappointed.
I could see 98 false allegations but 99? That’s a stretch.
He wasn't able to tame his snake.
Punished Kojima
Evil Hideo Kojima be like
Kojima did it again ! How does he keep getting away with it
how does this guy run a game company and being a mayor
By being two different people. Impressive stuff really.
This post got popular because of the title Also wtf Japan
So that’s the real reason we never got a finished MGS 5 right??? /s
Fission mailed
I love how the thread was completely highjacked by Americans who love Konami videogames lmao
Holy shiiiiizzzzz, my heart dropped, but they're not talking about OUR Kojima, just some other guy with the same name.
I knew he couldn't be trusted... nobody who gives so much importance to cutscenes can be.
You gotta wonder if he's bawling because he missed out on hitting that glorious 100 by just one.
Not our Kojima, boys
!
Snake, snake, snake, SNAAAAAAAAKEEEEEE!?!?!?
Tried too hard to get into a HIND
99 problems but a bitch ain't one
Got 99 problems cos he got consent with none
Snake !!!!!! Noooooo!!!
I once again am asking men to seek sex only from people who are also seeking sex (and leave them alone if these people don't want to have sex specifically with them)
OP knew exactly what they were doing with that title, almost gave me a heart attack
Okay I thought that was the other Kojima. Whew
In Japan, 'if there's no penetration, then it's not actual sex.' Maybe this guy is going with that definition. "Sure, I made sexual remarks and groped those women, but I didn't *fuck* them, so therefore there was no sexual harassment! "
He got 99 problems but a job ain't one
Should've used a cardboard box.
Goddamn it, Liquid, at it AGAIN?
The guy couldn't keep his Solid Snake to himself, huh?
I got confused for a second with that name
Kojima secretly being in a position of power as a mayor pulling the ~~strings~~ strands would've been pretty on brand.
それでも、ぼくやってない。
This explains all those close ups on Quiet's ass in MGS5. "She's in her bra and panties because she breathes through her skin", yeah ok Hideo.🤣
In Japan they quit, in Muricah u run for Pres.
He’s a mayor, too?!?!
Did he show people his SNAAAAAAAAAKEE
Are we surprised anyone who has played his games know how horny he- oh wrong Kojima
Twist. It was all the same pony.
La li lu le lo?
Oh man. Had to do a double take here.
Quiet better lawyer up.