Japan's era of shoguns and samurai is long over, but the country does have one, or maybe two, surviving ninjas. Experts in the dark arts of espionage and silent assassination, ninjas passed skills ...

Do whatever you need to do — sharpen your shurikens or binge-watch Naruto — Japan's Aichi region is in the market for six full-time ninjas ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They hope the ...

Governors and mayors from Mie, Shiga, Kanagawa prefecture and former tourism agency chief Hiroshi Mizohata (first row, right) pose for official "ninja council" photos. Getty Images Japanese officials ...

A Japanese university student of ninja history got an “A” for handing in what appeared to be a blank paper but – her professor then realized – turned out was written using an old ninja technique: ...

When you were a child, you wanted to be a ninja. But now, you’re older. Wiser. And... yep, you’d still love to be a ninja. So let’s discuss Learn the Way of the Ninja, a seven-night jaunt around Japan ...

The ninja is one of Japan’s oldest and most mysterious professions. In the 15th century, young men were hired by samurai or feudal lords to spy, sabotage and kill. But today there are only a few true ...

Chris O'Neill auditioned for the job in March. — -- A young American martial artist has been selected to become a full-time ninja in Japan. Ninjas were elite spies in feudal Japan and their ...

Got what it takes to be a ninja assassin? The Japanese prefecture of Aichi is looking for six fit young ninjas to join its team. Opportunities for sleek, fast masters of espionage don’t come along ...

Japan is having a ninja crisis. The small city of Iga, famed as the birthplace of the ninja, can’t find enough martial artists to perform for tourists during its annual festival, according to an ...