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Thomas Lockley
Born1978
United Kingdom
EmployerNihon University
Notable workAfrican Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan

Thomas Lockley (born 1978) is an English educator residing in Japan.[1] He is an associate professor of the College of Law of Nihon University,[2][1][3] as well as a visiting researcher for the SOAS University of London.[3] He is also a writer who penned works such as African Samurai : the True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan.

On Japanese works, his last name is written first, such as ロックリー・トーマス or ロックリー トーマス (Lockley Thomas).[4][5]

Profile

Lockley was born in the United Kingdom in 1978[1][6]。

Lockley first came to Japan in 2000 as a participant of the JET Programme and stayed at Tottori City for 2 years,[6] where he worked as an Assistant Language Teacher at an elementary school.[7] He then became a full-time lecturer at the Nihon University College of Law,[6] before becoming an associate professor at the college in 2019.[8] That same year, he also became a visiting researcher for SOAS.[3]

Lockley's field of study is languages, particularly in Content and Language Integrated Learning.[6] Lockley also does research in Japanese and Asian history.[3] Lockley teaches history and English at school,[3] with him teaching Japanese history from an International perspective.[1][3][6]

In 2016, he released a thesis paper titled The Story of Yasuke: Nobunaga's African Retainer on the Nihon University's journal Ōmon Ronsō (桜文論叢),[6][9] and in 2017 he published his first work titled Nobunaga to Yasuke : Honnoji o ikinobita kokujinsamurai (信長と弥助 本能寺を生き延びた黒人侍).[3] In 2019, he wrote African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan Geoffrey Girard in the United States together with Geoffrey Girard.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "トーマス・ロックリー プロフィール". HMV&BOOKS online (in Japanese). Lawson Entertainment. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  2. ^ "LOCKLEY Thomas", Nihon University Researcher Information System, retrieved 2024-07-21
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "ロックリー トーマス". TUTTLE-MORI AGENCY AUTHORS (in Japanese). 株式会社タトル・モリ エイジェンシー. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  4. ^ "信長と弥助 本能寺を生き延びた黒人侍" (in Japanese). 株式会社太田出版. Archived from the original on 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  5. ^ "英語で読む外国人がほんとに知りたい日本の文化と歴史" (in Japanese). 東京書籍株式会社. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Lockley 2017, Translator afternote.
  7. ^ "《支援者インタビュー》 難民として逃れた祖母の存在を胸にー本能寺の変にいた「アフリカン・サムライ」から日本史を描く：ロックリー・トーマスさん" (in Japanese). Japan Associate for Refugees. 2020-02-12. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  8. ^ Goto, Tsuyoshi (2022-06-05). "Researcher sheds light on mystery of African samurai Yasuke made famous by Netflix anime". The Mainichi. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  9. ^ "The Story of Yasuke: Nobunaga's African Retainer". researchmap (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-07-17.

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