Comments on: Creator of one of Japan’s first open-world action RPGs struggled with unemployment in his 50s due to age discrimination in the industry  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/creator-of-one-of-japans-first-open-world-action-rpgs-struggled-with-unemployment-in-his-50s-due-to-age-discrimination-in-the-industry/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:58:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Tethys84 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/creator-of-one-of-japans-first-open-world-action-rpgs-struggled-with-unemployment-in-his-50s-due-to-age-discrimination-in-the-industry/#comment-6729 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:58:27 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=53084#comment-6729 In reply to M Kanai.

40?? That’s crazy! I’m 41, and I don’t look or act any differently than when I was 30. I can’t believe they treat us as if we’re old. Just wow.

]]> By: jaloppy https://automaton-media.com/en/news/creator-of-one-of-japans-first-open-world-action-rpgs-struggled-with-unemployment-in-his-50s-due-to-age-discrimination-in-the-industry/#comment-6722 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 06:50:11 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=53084#comment-6722 Would never have guessed that would be an issue in a country where people tend to live so long.

]]> By: Eduardo P. Gomez https://automaton-media.com/en/news/creator-of-one-of-japans-first-open-world-action-rpgs-struggled-with-unemployment-in-his-50s-due-to-age-discrimination-in-the-industry/#comment-6719 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:21:29 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=53084#comment-6719 This is something I’ve been facing too. Because I’m too young they don’t believe I have enough experience for taking developer jobs. EVEN IF I WAS BORN IN THE INTERNET AGE.

]]> By: Neil https://automaton-media.com/en/news/creator-of-one-of-japans-first-open-world-action-rpgs-struggled-with-unemployment-in-his-50s-due-to-age-discrimination-in-the-industry/#comment-6718 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 20:33:49 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=53084#comment-6718 I don’t think it’s ageism specifically, but laziness… If an employer can use any reason at all to cut down application screening they will

]]> By: Dragomir https://automaton-media.com/en/news/creator-of-one-of-japans-first-open-world-action-rpgs-struggled-with-unemployment-in-his-50s-due-to-age-discrimination-in-the-industry/#comment-6715 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:21:32 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=53084#comment-6715 Well, newsflash. Ageism is present in the new state of the video game industry.
I have experienced it on my own skin.

]]> By: Megalodon https://automaton-media.com/en/news/creator-of-one-of-japans-first-open-world-action-rpgs-struggled-with-unemployment-in-his-50s-due-to-age-discrimination-in-the-industry/#comment-6706 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 10:59:44 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=53084#comment-6706 Such a crooked industry, really

]]> By: M Kanai https://automaton-media.com/en/news/creator-of-one-of-japans-first-open-world-action-rpgs-struggled-with-unemployment-in-his-50s-due-to-age-discrimination-in-the-industry/#comment-6701 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:04:09 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=53084#comment-6701 This is every much a Japan thing that isn’t tied to a single industry. While the people mentioned in this article only ran into the problem in their 50s, it starts when you turn 40. The simple cause is mandatory insurance payments that companies have to pay for each seishain and otherwise directly contracted full-time employee. These payments skyrocket when you turn 40. I ran into this when I was 45, and half a decade later, am still unable to get full time work despite being a skilled professional. Japan can be a wonderful place, but the ageism caused by things like this are real issues that aren’t likely to be addressed anytime soon =(

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