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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...
Japanese History

Did Lucio de Sousa Lay the Groundwork? Thomas Lockley’s “African Slaves Trend Theory”– Part 2

Previously, I introduced papers and writings that appear to have inspired Thomas Lockley’s “Theory of the Black Slave Tr...
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Tracing the Origins of a Mysterious Entry in Ietada Diary: Questionable Statements in Lockley’s Paper – Part 4

In Part 1, I introduced a mysterious entry in Ietada Diary referenced in Lockley's paper, suggesting that Matsudaira Iet...
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An Epic Telephone Game? Thomas Lockley’s “African Slaves Trend Theory”

In tracing the sources of Lockley’s 2016 paper, I may have identified the original inspiration behind his descriptions i...
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The Origin of the Theory that Black Slaves Owned Japanese Slaves in Japan, Questionable Statements in Lockley’s Paper – Part 3

In Part 1, I discussed Thomas Lockley’s claim that "Black slaves in Japan owned slaves." In Part 2, I pointed out that a...
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Did Yasuke Wield Nobunaga’s Sword? Questionable Statements in Lockley’s Paper – Part 2

In this post, I’ll be covering more questionable claims from Lockley’s paper The Story of Yasuke: Nobunaga's African Ret...
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Did Black People Own Japanese Slaves?: Questionable Statements in Thomas Lockley’s 2016 Paper – Part 1

The controversy surrounding Yasuke, which was ignited by Assassin's Creed Shadows, has led to renewed discussion about h...
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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...
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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...
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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...