Japanese History

Does the Jesuit Correspondence Record Japanese Purchasing African Slaves? Lúcio de Sousa’s Questionable Claims

In my previous article, I introduced Lucio de Sousa’s book, Escravatura e diáspora Japonesa nos séculos XVI e XVII (2014...

2024.12.04

Japanese History

Previously, I introduced papers and writings that appear to have inspired Thomas Lockley’s “Theory of the Black Slave Tr...

2024.11.27

Japanese History

In my previous article, I discussed the definition of the term "historian" and the problematic "preconceptions" Metatron...

2024.08.07

ChineseGameJapanese History

Ubisoft has released a statement emphasizing the fictional nature of Assassin's Creed Shadows. While some critics remain...

2024.07.29

GameJapanese History

In my previous posts, I discussed how Thomas Lockley presents different versions of Yasuke’s history in Japanese and Eng...

2024.07.22

GameJapanese History

I was planning to write my next blog post about "My Top 10 Favorite Anime," but changed my mind due to astonishing new i...

2024.07.17

GameJapanese History

Over a month ago, I wrote an article criticizing Assassin’s Creed, particularly focusing on Thomas Lockley’s portrayal o...

2024.07.10

GameJapanese History

Regarding Yasuke, the next protagonist of Assassin's Creed, whom I wrote about last week, Thomas Lockley, who claims to ...

2024.05.29

GameJapanese History

Have you heard of Yasuke, a black man who arrived in Japan in the 16th century? Yasuke was a slave brought by Jesuit mis...

2024.05.22

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