The modern-day expansion is an optional setting that ties in the main storyline, featuring 4 modern day Assassins in a completely different environment! Goodbye Italy, and dare we say konnichiwa Assassins! Yes, the expansion is set in Tokyo, nowadays, and yes, it is canon, and will feature a unique storyline involving well known characters, led by Layla Hassan, Rebecca Crane, Kiyoshi Takakura and… A mysterious member of the Brotherhood! —description from the publisher