Direct quote 2025-12-03
“I think my sense of smell is more sensitive than most people. ... I can even tell who was in the elevator before me ... I know what perfumes my staff use. I'm like a dog, I guess. I keep it a secret of which perfume I use.”
What it documents
Kojima said he believed his sense of smell was more sensitive than most people, that intense smells could make him sick, and that for that reason he carried an atomizer with his perfume. He stated he could tell who had been in an elevator before him and what perfumes his staff used, joked that he was like a dog, and said he kept his own fragrance secret.
Source
GQ JAPAN — 10 Essentials; official English subtitles, 2025-12-03 (00:07:17,304–00:07:50,971). View source ↗
“I think my sense of smell is more sensitive than most people. I can get a bit sick from intense smells, so I carry an atomizer ... I can even tell who was in the elevator before me ... I know what perfumes my staff use. I'm like a dog, I guess. I keep it a secret of which perfume I use.”