TOKYO (SCMP): Passengers in Japan who pay an extra 5,000 yen (US$34) can expect a dramatic drop-off as their taxi drivers transform into bodyguards or ninjas.

Dressed in ninja attire, Tsuyoshi Ashihara, left, talks to a customer at the Japan Expo held on the sidelines of the Osaka Kansai Expo 2025 in Osaka’s Konohana Ward on April 27. (Sho Tanji) ...

February 22nd is “Ninja Day” in Japan. It’s a play on words, as in Japanese, 2-2-2 is pronounced ni-ni-ni. The city of Koka in Shiga Prefecture is known as the birthplace of the ninja.

Information will be provided on the organisation’s website in Japanese and English, and it is planning promotional events around the country to fall on or around “Ninja Day” on February 22.

A Japanese man has become the first person in the world to hold a master’s degree in ninja studies, after completing a graduate course that involved learning basic martial arts and how to ...

Japan does not have enough ninjas. In an episode of NPR's 'Planet Money' podcast, Sally Herships visited Iga, a small city in central Japan that claims to be the birthplace of the ninja.

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Japanese officials have established a “ninja council” in order to boost tourism ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, a report said. In a bid to capitalize on the global interest in… ...