While we understand what he has done, the next question is: why did he do it? Only Lockley himself knows for sure, but reading through his interviews suggests his unique ideology played a significant role in fabricating Yasuke’s story. Many speculate he did it for monetary gain, but I believe that wasn’t his main objective. If it were, it wouldn’t explain why he broke Wikipedia’s rules to rewrite

Have you heard of Yasuke, a black man who arrived in Japan in the 16th century? Yasuke was a slave brought by Jesuit missionaries. Oda Nobunaga, a prominent Japanese warlord, found him fascinating, made him a retainer, and kept him close. Nobunaga had a penchant for embracing the new and unusual. He introduced firearms aiding his military conquests, and protected foreign Christianity, highlighting

However, recently, the seriousness of this matter has become more recognized in Japan. One reason the Yasuke issue has gained attention again would be a YouTube video that highlights the problems with Thomas Lockley’s work. Although the video is in German, it is available with subtitles in various languages. This video exposes how Lockley has spread different information about Yasuke in English an