Thomas Lockley
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Thomas Lockley is Associate Professor at Nihon University in Tokyo. He also writes on Japanese history and points of contact with outside cultures.
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Yasuke was a valet and bodyguard of the Jesuit missionary Alessandro Valignano who rose to become a member of the inner circle of the warlord Oda Nobunaga, Japan’s first “great unifier.” Due to his favor with Nobunaga and presence at his side in at least one battle, Yasuke is commonly held by…
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Publications (2)
Yasuke
A riveting story about one of history's most enigmatic warriors.WARRIOR.SAMURAI.LEGEND.The remarkable life of history'sfirst foreign-born samurai,and his astonishing journeyfrom Northeast Africa tothe heights of Japanese society.The man who came to be known as Yasuke arrived in Japan in the 16th century, an indentured mercenary arriving upon one of the Portuguese ships carrying a new language, a new religion and an introduction to the slave...
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A Gentleman from Japan: The Untold Story of an Incredible Journey from Asia to Queen Elizabeth’s Court
An incredible sea story that turns the Age of Exploration on its head, following the first Japanese man to set foot on North America and England.On November 12, 1588, five young Asian men—led by a twenty-one-year-old called Christopher—traveled up the River Thames to meet Queen Elizabeth I. Christopher’s epic sea voyage had spanned from Japan, via the Philippines, New Spain (Mexico), Java and Southern Africa. On the way, he had already become the first recorded Japanese person in North...
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