Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I spoke with both Thomas and Jones about crafting Yasuke's story and how they approached mixing fantasy with facts about the most ...

In the 1570s, a 6-foot-tall Black man referred to as Yasuke arrived in Japan, quickly drawing the attention of legendary leader Oda Nobunaga. The two became friends, and as the story goes—actual ...

A modern martial artist steps into real samurai armor and weapons, only to discover how brutal and exhausting true samurai ...