Condemn the distortion of history by portraying Yasuke, the African samurai, as fact. Publishers must respect historical accuracy and not mislead readers.
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Atsuko Yamamoto
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Why can Thomas Lockley's depiction of the samurai Yasuke in his self-claim nonfiction "Yasuke" be considered a fiction?
⑴The character Yasuke described in "Nobunagako-ki" and "Ietada Diary" appears only a couple of times, and is described as "black as charcoal and eight feet