Kojima Productions has released a statement they will be pursuing legal action against those who falsely claimed Hideo Kojima had assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe.
Another image of Shinzo Abe Japan's former prime minister shot dead today when he was speaking public. Assassination pic.twitter.com/a0zrEOP9mG
— Japanese Items Seller (@JISOT1968) July 8, 2022
As previously reported, the former Japanese Prime Minister was assassinated July 8th, during a speech advocating for Kei Satō’s reelection. The assassin, 41-year old Testuya Yamagami, shot Abe in the back with a homemade shotgun.
Abe was declared dead shortly after arrival at hospital. Police reported Yamagami’s motives were due to a personal complaint, rather than Abe’s politics or policies. The police have yet to release those details at this time of writing.
Here are stills of the attacker being apprehended. pic.twitter.com/MFvunBC1qc
— Nick Kapur (@nick_kapur) July 8, 2022
However, some had spread false information that popular Japanese video game designer, Hideo Kojima, had been the assassin- or at least attributing photos of him. Several French politicians including National Assembly member Clémentine Autain, Reconquête politician Damien Rieu, as well as Greek news outlet ANT1 fell for the deception.
Kojima Productions took the matter seriously, posting to their...
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