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Disillusionment with Japanese Historical Academia, Bringing Emotion into Academia: Executing Ma Su with Tears

In my previous article, I discussed the definition of the term "historian" and the problematic "preconceptions" Metatron...
2024.08.07
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[Attention] When Citing My Articles, Please Do So Precisely: On the Definition of the Word “Historian”

Ubisoft has released a statement emphasizing the fictional nature of Assassin's Creed Shadows. While some critics remain...
2024.07.29
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Dreamy History Assassin 2: Why Did He Fabricate Yasuke’s Story? Thomas Lockley’s Cinderella Complex

In my previous posts, I discussed how Thomas Lockley presents different versions of Yasuke’s history in Japanese and Eng...
2024.07.22
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Dreamy History Assassin 1: How Did Thomas Lockley Edit Wikipedia?

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
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Why It Took So Long for Japanese People to Realize the Yasuke Problem: Perfidious Historian, Thomas Lockley

Over a month ago, I wrote an article criticizing Assassin’s Creed, particularly focusing on Thomas Lockley’s portrayal o...
2024.07.10
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Disappointment in Thomas Lockley: His Lies in The Japan Times Rebuttal

Regarding Yasuke, the next protagonist of Assassin's Creed, whom I wrote about last week, Thomas Lockley, who claims to ...
2024.05.29
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Fact-Checking Yasuke: The Black Samurai in Assassin’s Creed

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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