This work follows the life of Yasuke, a sixteenth-century retainer and Samurai of African origin.

This book touches on the presence of Africans employed in Japan and other parts of Asia during the same age. How Africans, in particular, and Black people, in general, have been viewed in Japanese culture is also covered. There has been a resurgence of Yasuke's story in modern Japan, and it can found presented through things like Manga.

This is a fascinating read and another one of my recommendations.