Honestly, even i recognized a couple of the mistakes and i am not Japanese, nor an expert or particularly interested in Japan or paid to work on a Japan related project."I wonder if Ubisoft just did a shitty job researching Japan, or if people are just way more knowledgeable about Japanese culture than most other cultures.
It is utter disregard and laziness that these things happened. If i were desiging assets for something i don't know anything about, i would at least invest 5 minutes for a superficial google search. And this could have avoided 80% of the known issues.
And yes, as that is the most popular era for media regarding Japans history and they chose Jasuke, a retainer of the most iconic figures in Japanese history as their main protagonist, people are more likely to recognize inconsistancies.