In 1579, an African man now known by the name of Yasuke arrived in Japan. Much about him remains a mystery: it’s unconfirmed which country in Africa he hailed from, and there is no verifiable record ...

The new trailer for “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” unveiling the latest installment in the popular video game franchise, arrived on Wednesday. Ubisoft ― a video game publishing company that created the ...

Yesterday saw the launch of Yasuke, a six-episode series from Netflix which fictionalizes the story of the eponymous historical figure, an African man who ended up fighting as a samurai in feudal ...

Yasuke’s disputed ascent to the rank of samurai was a notable outlier because, in addition to not being a member of the class by birth, he was also an outsider because of his skin color. The tale of ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Samurai in Africa Samurai in Africa - is a cheerful and dynamic runner about a little samurai who, by the will of fate, came to desert Africa and he really ...

Assassin’s Creed Codename Red is the one game in the franchise you could say fans have been waiting for since the beginning – it’s the first in the franchise to take the series to Japan. Now a new ...

In April, Netflix released Yasuke, an animated television series that tells the story of an African who becomes the military retainer — or samurai — of one of medieval Japan's most famous warlords.

Chadwick Boseman is set to star in the action drama 'Yasuke' as an African samurai warrior. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Boseman will play the role of Yasuke, the Japanese name of a samurai of ...