Yasuke’s remarkable journey took him from Africa to the ranks of Oda Nobunaga’s forces, where he became one of Japan’s most intriguing figures.

Yasuke depicted in a Japanese children's book by Kurusu Yoshio Almost 500 years ago, a tall African man arrived in Japan. He would go on to become the first foreign-born man to achieve the status ...

The new trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows has dropped and this time it’s set in feudal Japan, but some Japanese gamers are puzzled that it includes Yasuke. Yasuke was an actual historical ...

Ubisoft has released an official statement on Assassin’s Creed Shadows Yasuke controversy, and has specifically addressed concerns raised by Japanese fans. The developer has stressed that ...

Japanese historian Yu Hirayama presents the position that Yasuke being granted a stipend, housing, and a sword by Nobunaga all reflect his status as a samurai, though acknowledges that anyone ...

The hero of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the Afro-Japanese samurai Yasuke, causes not only discontent among fans but also Japanese indignation. But initially there was none. After the announcement of ...