Arkana on Nostr: Some of the first foreigners to become samurai and learn Japanese are William Adams ...

Some of the first foreigners to become samurai and learn Japanese are William Adams who was English and Jan Joosten who was Dutch. Both of them lived and died in Japan, and had many honors. The district around Tokyo Station is actually named after Joosten's Japanese name.

The difference really is stark between how well respected the actual men to become samurai are compared to passing remarks that there might have possibly been a black guy paid by Nobunaga as an amusement or pack mule.

The fact that Ubisoft is using the latter as inspiration for their main character in the new Assassin's Creed is shameful. Of course we all know why they are doing it, and it's not for anything close to historical accuracy.