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    1. Ferry arrives in Kuchinotsu. In 1579 a Portuguese ship arrived here carrying Yasuke, the legendary “black samurai” who would go on to serve as a retainer to Oda Nobunaga. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuke 1/2
  1. …in reply to @chadkoh
    You can learn more about Yasuke in Thomas Lockley and @Geoffrey_Girard’s new book “African Samurai”. Check out this interview with Lockley on @NewBooksNetwork pca.st/episode/9ce876f4-8949-4726-a859-0a7d4f134c4d 2/2